Filah Surname
Approximately 1,143 people bear this surname
Filah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 771 | 1:50,106 | 8,658 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Filah (197) may also be a first name.
Filah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Filah has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Filah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 325,490th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,375,806 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Filah are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb. Filah is also the 646,152nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 197 people.
This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 50,106. In Algeria Filah is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 57 percent are found, Ouargla Province, where 33 percent are found and Biskra Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Algeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 30 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 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
- 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 Filah
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