Fiala Surname
Approximately 20,794 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFiala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 9,654 | 1:1,101 | 31 |
| United States | 4,144 | 1:87,466 | 9,855 |
| Austria | 2,092 | 1:4,070 | 422 |
| Algeria | 890 | 1:43,406 | 7,667 |
| Germany | 800 | 1:100,632 | 12,479 |
| Slovakia | 523 | 1:10,204 | 1,201 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Hungary | 222 | 1:44,217 | 4,712 |
| Brazil | 217 | 1:986,518 | 35,003 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| Argentina | 199 | 1:214,791 | 17,691 |
| France | 174 | 1:381,740 | 56,584 |
| Philippines | 172 | 1:588,594 | 64,534 |
| Switzerland | 132 | 1:62,219 | 7,689 |
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| Poland | 117 | 1:324,861 | 37,737 |
| Italy | 82 | 1:745,813 | 61,559 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Denmark | 64 | 1:88,199 | 8,478 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Croatia | 58 | 1:72,907 | 12,893 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Serbia | 28 | 1:255,177 | 13,976 |
| Palestine | 27 | 1:168,476 | 8,634 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 149 | 1:337,038 | 26,036 |
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.
- georgefialaFiala Demographics
Average Male Fiala Height
178.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Fiala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fiala in the Russian language | ||
| Фиала | fiala | - |
| Fiala in the Arabic language | ||
| فيالا | fyala | - |
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