Felekis Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Felekis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felekis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3201:34,6245,441
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Felekis Last Name Facts

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

Felekis occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felekis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 794,916th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Felekis live; 91 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 34,624. In Greece Felekis is most numerous in: Epirus, where 30 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 28 percent are found and Attica, where 26 percent are found. Other than Greece this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felekkis937/
Felecis8688/
Velekis864/
Felekes861/
Felakis861/
Veleykis8028/
Veleckis8014/
Felekich801/
Feleices801/
Felekeas801/
Felices717,430/
Velykis71157/
Velikis71133/
Fylakis7184/
Felicis7164/
Velakis7128/
Valekis7122/
Folokis7118/
Felikes717/
Feleces717/
Filakis716/
Filecis712/
Falokis711/
Vilekis711/
Falekes711/
Vileikis67382/
Faliakis6727/
Vileykis675/
Feleches674/
Velikijs673/
Feliques673/
Velickis672/
Feliquis672/
Fallokis671/
Felicces671/
Felicess671/
Falagkis671/
Valeckis671/
Felicois671/
Velakish671/
Filekesh671/

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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 Felekis
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