Fiala Surname

25,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Fiala Surname User-submission:

The surname, Fiala, in Czech translates as 'violet', the flower. In Czech names are descriptive and Fiala likely refers to the family either having a lot of violets on their land or that they used violets in some way.

It's also the old Latin term for bolding ("in fiala") used in many old legal documents written in Europe and England.

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Fiala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia9,6541:1,10131
United States4,1441:87,4669,855
Austria2,0921:4,070422
Algeria8901:43,4067,667
Germany8001:100,63212,479
Slovakia5231:10,2041,201
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Hungary2221:44,2174,712
Brazil2171:986,51835,003
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
France1741:381,74056,584
Philippines1721:588,59464,534
Switzerland1321:62,2197,689
Nigeria1301:1,362,63753,337
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Poland1171:324,86137,737
Italy821:745,81361,559
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
Denmark641:88,1998,478
England601:928,63447,428
Croatia581:72,90712,893
Sweden391:252,48117,476
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Serbia281:255,17713,976
Palestine271:168,4768,634
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Norway221:233,74025,571
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

The alternate forms: Fialà (3) & Fialá (2) are calculated separately.

Fiala (2,574) may also be a first name.

Fiala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Fiala, in Czech translates as 'violet', the flower. In Czech names are descriptive and Fiala likely refers to the family either having a lot of violets on their land or that they used violets in some way.

It's also the old Latin term for bolding ("in fiala") used in many old legal documents written in Europe and England.

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Fiala Last Name Facts

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

Fiala (Arabic: فيالا, Russian: Фиала) is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Fialà or Fialá. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fiala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fiala is the 25,898th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 350,464 people. The last name Fiala is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Fiala are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Fiala is also the 145,106th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,574 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 9,654 people, or 1 in 1,101. In Czechia Fiala is most frequent in: South Moravian Region, where 17 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent live and Prague, where 12 percent live. Apart from Czechia it exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Fiala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fiala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fiala last name increased 2,781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fiala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fiala are 17.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fiala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.76% less than the national average, earning 250,001 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.47% more than the national average, earning R 393,228 per year; in United States they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $46,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $54,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fialà933/
Fialá932/
Fialah91480/
Fijala91329/
Fialla91214/
Fialay9119/
Fiaala9115/
Fialha9112/
Fialaa914/
Fiasla912/
Fialas912/
Fialia911/
Hfiala911/
Fialya911/
Fiallah837/
Faijala832/
Fijalat831/
Fiallas831/
Fialais831/
Viala808,074/
Fiola801,885/
Fiali80617/
Fiale80197/
Fialo80137/
Fiała8067/
Feala8053/
Fialy8033/
Fyala8030/
Fjala802/
Fiasella77186/
Fialaová772/
Fialho7336,836/
Fiallo737,960/
Faiola732,737/
Vialla73814/
Fayola73660/
Fihali73204/
Fiales73185/
Fialip73165/
Vialay73158/
Fehala73103/
Fialis7344/
Fijała7342/
Fajola7337/
Fialli7326/
Fialhe7325/
Vijala7322/
Fialet7322/
Phiala7319/
Fialer7316/
Fialio7315/
Fiolas7314/
Fially7313/
Vialau7311/
Fialle739/
Fialeh738/
Fiahlo736/
Fiolla735/
Fyatla733/
Fijali733/
Vihala733/
Fiolaz733/
Fijalo733/
Feiola732/
Vialea731/
Fígala731/
Fialez731/
Fialos731/
Feoila731/
Fiatlo731/
Feeala730/
Fialey730/
Fealya730/
Faijaulla713/
Faijallah711/
Faijaulah711/
Fiallos6711,810/
Fialoux6749/
Fagiola6739/
Faiolla6729/
Fialhes6724/
Fiallet6718/
Fiaalii6712/
Fihaley6711/
Phialas678/
Fialley676/
Vaijala676/
Faijaullah675/
Fiallio675/
Vijaula674/
Fialhos674/
Phialah674/
Fialhis673/
Fijallo672/
Vaiyala672/
Fialhio672/
Fiallho672/
Phialad672/
Fiatley671/
Faijale671/
Vijalla671/
Vayiala671/
Viallah671/
Vijalai671/
Vijeala671/
Fayolla671/
Fijales671/
Fialhoz671/
Fialloz671/
Fiollas671/
Fialhot671/
Faayola671/
Phialap671/
Phialia671/
Fialess671/
Fialhoi671/
Fialler670/

Fiala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fiala in the Russian language
Фиалаfiala-
Fiala in the Arabic language
فيالاfyala-

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