Filama Surname
Approximately 539 people bear this surname
Filama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Filama (10) may also be a first name.
Filama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Filama occurs more in Togo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Filama.
How Common Is The Last Name Filama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 582,011th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Filama are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename in the world, borne by 10 people.
The last name Filama is most frequent in Togo, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Barring Togo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failama | 92 | 2 | / |
| Fulama | 83 | 726 | / |
| Filamo | 83 | 143 | / |
| Filame | 83 | 39 | / |
| Filoma | 83 | 39 | / |
| Filema | 83 | 15 | / |
| Felama | 83 | 9 | / |
| Vilama | 83 | 6 | / |
| Filami | 83 | 5 | / |
| Filamy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Philama | 77 | 148 | / |
| Vilamaa | 77 | 44 | / |
| Vilamea | 77 | 34 | / |
| Filahmi | 77 | 30 | / |
| Fislami | 77 | 15 | / |
| Vilamaj | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vilamma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vilamai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fulamai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vailama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fielami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vilamay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Filamer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Viliama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vielama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Filioma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Filiamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Filhame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fulamay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Filemai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Filomat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fihlami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fulhama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Filamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Philamat | 71 | 216 | / |
| Philamai | 71 | 175 | / |
| Faislami | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vilema | 67 | 2,351 | / |
| Vulama | 67 | 461 | / |
| Velama | 67 | 355 | / |
| Felema | 67 | 203 | / |
| Phiolamai | 67 | 118 | / |
| Viloma | 67 | 68 | / |
| Filemo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Felami | 67 | 43 | / |
| Fjlami | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vilamo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Filomi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fulamo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Filome | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fulema | 67 | 5 | / |
| Felamo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vilame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vilami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Philamait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuloma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fulamahah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuillaume | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Filama
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