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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Felty.

How Common Is The Last Name Felty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Felty is the 117,306th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,856,227 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Felty reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Felty is also the 675,152nd most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 182 people.

The surname Felty is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,880 people, or 1 in 93,417. In The United States Felty is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Felty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Felty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Felty surname grew 666 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Felty surname are 20.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.9% 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