Filaly Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Filaly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filaly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Filaly Last Name Facts

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

Filaly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﻼﻟﻲ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filaly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 807,857th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Filaly live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb.

It is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Not including Morocco Filaly is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 7 percent live and Mauritania, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filally925/
Filali8367,647/
Filala83245/
Filale836/
Fylaly831/
Failali77339/
Filaili77329/
Fiğlali7748/
Filiali7741/
Filatli7717/
Vilalay7717/
Filiale7714/
Filalli776/
Filalet773/
Feilali772/
Filalai772/
Filalle771/
Fhelaly771/
Filalia771/
Vilally771/
Filalio771/
Fihlali771/
Philalay7119/
Filailia712/
Foujlaly711/
Felali67496/
Filola67139/
Vilale6796/
Vilali6732/
Felala6724/
Feilloley6714/
Filoli673/
Feillolay672/
Philialay672/
Filatelli671/
Felale671/

Filaly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻔﻼﻟﻲalflaly50
ﻓﻴﻼﻟﻲfylaly25
ﺍﻟﻔﻴﻼﻟﻲalfylaly12.5
ﻓﻼﻟﻰflaly12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filaly
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