Filaj Surname
Approximately 719 people bear this surname
Filaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 578 | 1:5,042 | 950 |
| Greece | 116 | 1:95,515 | 16,103 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
The alternate forms: Filáj (15) are calculated separately.
Filaj (35) may also be a first name.
Filaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Filaj (Hindi: फिलाज) is held by more people in Albania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Filáj. Click here to see other possible spellings of Filaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Filaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 467,776th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. The last name Filaj is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Filaj reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Albania, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 5,042. In Albania Filaj is primarily found in: Fier County, where 30 percent reside, Berat County, where 28 percent reside and Tirana County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Albania this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 16 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Filaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Filaj in the Hindi language | ||
| फिलाज | philaja | - |
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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 Filaj
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