Félicité Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Félicité Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Félicité Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France251:2,656,909193,074
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Felicité (5), Félicite (1), Felicite (34,763) & Felicitè (1) are calculated separately.

Félicité (9,016) may also be a first name.

Félicité Last Name Facts

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

The surname Félicité is most common in France. It can also occur as: Felicité, Félicite, Felicite or Felicitè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Félicité? popularity and diffusion

The last name Félicité is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Félicité occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Félicité reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Gallo-Indian Ocean. Félicité is also the 65,617th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 9,016 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,656,909. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Réunion, where 56 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 24 percent are found and Brittany, where 4 percent are found. Besides France it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 19 percent are found and Mauritius, where 8 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Félicité
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