Filan Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Filan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:784,54360,722
Bosnia and Herzegovina1051:33,6805,053
Ireland751:62,7864,144
Canada611:604,02649,778
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Filan (448) may also be a first name.

Filan Last Name Facts

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

Filan (Bengali: ফিলন, Marathi: िफलन, Oriya: ଫିଲନାଇଁ, Russian: Филан) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 376,758th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,679,184 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Filan reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Filan is also the 404,611th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 448 people.

The last name Filan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 784,543. In The United States Filan is most common in: Washington, where 19 percent live, New Jersey, where 16 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.

Filan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Filan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 147 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Filan last name are 20.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Filan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.69% more than the national average, earning $73,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filian911,353/
Filane91563/
Filand91296/
Filant91197/
Filain91153/
Failan91128/
Filyan91102/
Filanc9140/
Filean9128/
Filhan9125/
Filaun916/
Filang914/
Fuilan913/
Feilan913/
Fislan912/
Fielan912/
Fitlan911/
Filann911/
Fhilan911/
Fiolan911/
Filgan911/
Foilan910/
Filiang83301/
Fijlane83137/
Filaine83136/
Fihlane8387/
Fislian8347/
Feiland8339/
Failane8327/
Filandt8320/
Filatin8312/
Failang837/
Filyand836/
Faislan834/
Filahan833/
Filiand833/
Fislain832/
Fihlang832/
Filiane832/
Feilian832/
Filasin831/
Fithlan831/
Figlian831/
Faijlan831/
Failand831/
Faillan831/
Filajne831/
Filatyn831/
Filyang831/
Filhane831/
Filianc831/
Fitland831/
Fuilang830/
Felan802,498/
Filon802,337/
Vilan802,218/
Fulan80752/
Filam80663/
Fylan80120/
Fălan802/
Félan801/
Feillant77191/
Filanova77112/
Faillant7774/
Fitlhang7717/
Filanová7715/
Fiolahan772/
Filiacin772/
Feiliang771/
Foisland770/
Filion738,762/
Vilain738,709/
Felhan731,103/
Feland73554/
Vilhan73364/
Failon73311/
Fullan73308/
Filhon73273/
Felane73171/
Felean73120/
Filoon73118/
Filone73110/
Vilian7390/
Felang7377/
Philan7365/
Foylan7340/
Fehlan7338/
Filohn7336/
Fielon7329/
Felian7327/
Vailan7326/
Fulian7325/
Fuilam7321/
Feslan7319/
Filoun7317/
Fihlon7313/
Ffelan7312/
Filiam739/
Feelan738/
Fulhan738/
Fäland738/
Faylan737/
Fyland735/
Feilon735/
Feylan734/
Filyon734/
Fitlam734/
Felyan734/
Veilan733/
Voilan733/
Fylant732/
Vilaun732/
Filgon732/
Filoin731/
Fislon731/
Fulain731/
Fuulan731/
Fuelan731/
Vilaan731/
Vilayn731/
Féland731/
Failam731/
Filond731/
Fiolon731/
Felant731/
Fhulan731/
Fitlon730/
Filham730/
Fhelan730/
Fealan730/
Filyanova71310/
Filianova7110/
Faithland715/
Filaunová712/
Failyatin711/
Vaillan67356/
Faillon67257/
Felhane67205/
Philand67181/
Philaun67152/
Philaan67149/
Feelang67106/
Fehland6791/
Veilhan6781/
Philane6770/
Faislon6759/
Fähland6754/
Vielahn6750/
Feillon6744/
Fullhan6728/
Filosin6725/
Feilong6720/
Fesland6718/
Fayland6715/
Vielain6715/
Feslyan6714/
Philyan6711/
Fethlan678/
Feeland676/
Fehlane676/
Feslian675/
Failone674/
Filocin674/
Fajlane674/
Fulahan673/
Vailyan672/
Filione672/
Feilion672/
Feislachen672/
Philian672/
Phailan672/
Fileine671/
Feliann671/
Fajlian671/
Fyliang671/
Voilean671/
Philant671/
Viliain671/
Vuilain671/
Failoun671/
Feliang671/
Foillon671/
Filonne671/
Fleïhan671/
Philann671/
Failoon671/
Filleon670/
Foileon670/
Fealand670/
Fullain670/
Failiam670/

Filan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filan in the Bengali language
ফিলনphilana-
Filan in the Marathi language
िफलनiphalana83.33
फीलनphilana16.67
Filan in the Oriya language
ଫିଲନାଇଁphilana'im50
ଫିଲନphilana50
Filan in the Russian language
Филанfilan-

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