Félis Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Félis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Félis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Felis (5,992), Feliś (168) & Felís (1) are calculated separately.

Félis Last Name Facts

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

Félis occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Felis, Feliś or Felís. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Félis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Félis reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Félis is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Félis is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 75 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 29 percent reside and Belgium, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felis935,992/
Félise911/
Félixs911/
Féli8926/
Feliś87168/
Felís871/
Filis802,119/
Féliz80612/
Vélis806/
Félip803/
Féles801/
Fylis801/
Félisová774/
Filios731,192/
Felise73636/
Filies73174/
Filist73162/
Fehlis7392/
Felish7386/
Fiolis7379/
Felios7370/
Felies7366/
Filiss7344/
Felixs7333/
Filgis7331/
Feliss7322/
Fielis7320/
Filise7314/
Filuis739/
Failis736/
Fetlis735/
Felisz735/
Félice734/
Feluis734/
Felisx733/
Félixx733/
Filais732/
Feslis732/
Felist732/
Filois732/
Filisz731/
Filish731/
Fitlis731/
Fhilis731/
Felisd731/
Phélis731/
Faylis731/
Felais731/
Feleis731/
Fili6710,284/
Feli675,384/
Fielies672,341/
Filiais6761/
Felitse6737/
Felisch6730/
Filisch678/
Filhais678/
Felisse674/
Faillis673/
Filheis671/
Fyli671/
Filishe671/
Feilise671/
Féla671/
Fjli671/
Fieleis671/
Feulies671/
Feihlis671/
Feelies671/
Faitlis671/
Feilies670/

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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 Félis
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