Felz Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Felz Surname Definition:

(German) The large, or tall, man.

Felz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
France911:729,92091,032
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Felz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The large, or tall, man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Felz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Felz (Russian: Фелз) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felz? popularity and diffusion

Felz is the 488,458th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,732,763 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Felz reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 1,216,305. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 18 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

Felz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Felz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Felz last name rose 596 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Felz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Felz surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Felz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feltz894,234/
Foelz89118/
Felsz8940/
Faelz8929/
Fielz898/
Felcz896/
Feldz892/
Fellz891/
Felze891/
Flz864/
Pfeltz8073/
Fellez8031/
Feldtz8028/
Foeltz8023/
Feltzs8017/
Fieltz8010/
Fieldz803/
Fueltz802/
Fielsz801/
Fuelcz801/
Feltze801/
Fesltz800/
Faeltz800/
Fels757,115/
Filz752,117/
Velz75411/
Felc75231/
Felx75229/
Flez7528/
Fölz7520/
Felß7510/
Fülz757/
Wflz751/
Fltz751/
Fldz751/
Flzd751/
Flzp751/
Flzs751/
Flzt751/
Felts679,311/
Fells672,787/
Voelz671,440/
Felch671,414/
Felce67790/
Veltz67737/
Felci67600/
Filtz67482/
Felső67431/
Foels67234/
Fiels6758/
Felss6755/
Felse6754/
Filcz6746/
Felsh6735/
Feels6733/
Felds6727/
Felst6727/
Felšő6723/
Fölze6711/
Vielz6710/
Fölsz678/
Vellz677/
Felje676/
Velcz676/
Flesz675/
Feuls673/
Filze672/
Fletz672/
Fültz672/
Föltz672/
Fellx672/
Fledz671/
Velzz671/
Fuels671/
Velsz671/
Veldz671/
Velìz671/
Velïz671/
Veelz671/
Filsz671/
Pfilz670/
Fleze670/
Faels670/
Filzs670/

Felz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felz in the Russian language
Фелзfelz-

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