Felty Surname

117,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Felty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8801:93,41710,485
Canada391:944,75971,777
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5831:86,1388,957

Felty (182) may also be a first name.

Felty Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Felty Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Felty is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 117,306th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,856,227 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Felty are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Felty is also the 675,152nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 182 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,880 people, or 1 in 93,417. In The United States Felty is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Felty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Felty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Felty surname rose 666 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Felty last name are 20.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Felty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $41,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $53,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feltey9149/
Fielty917/
Feltych8340/
Fehelty830/
Flety80294/
Felte80184/
Filty80175/
Felta8040/
Felti8028/
Feltes735,063/
Felter733,788/
Feltis73527/
Fletty7390/
Feltez7379/
Feltio7317/
Feldte735/
Feltha733/
Veltay732/
Vellty732/
Felted731/
Feltti731/
Feltér731/
Fielta731/
Feltiz731/
Filtey730/
Filtay730/
Feldta730/
Flte6712/
Felthes679/
Fltj672/
Felther672/
Vlty671/
Felttes671/
Fehlter671/
Fellter670/

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Felty Reference & Research

Welty FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Welty FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Felty
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis