Filana Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Filana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Filana (33) may also be a first name.

Filana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filana (Arabic: الفلينا, Russian: Филана) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Filana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filana? popularity and diffusion

Filana is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Filana live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used forename globally, held by 33 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 501,645. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Filana Last Name Statistics demography

Filana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.32% less than the national average, earning R 61,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Failana92245/
Filanga92156/
Filiana92109/
Filyana9267/
Filagna925/
Fihlana923/
Feilana921/
Failanga86253/
Filianna8614/
Figliana8612/
Fioliana869/
Failaina861/
Filani833,301/
Felana833,137/
Vilana831,517/
Filane83563/
Fulana83200/
Filano83119/
Filena8335/
Filona8319/
Filany8310/
Fetillana801/
Fihlani772,557/
Fullana772,541/
Failano771,036/
Failani77287/
Feliana77278/
Vilaena77244/
Filgona77157/
Filangi77155/
Fijlane77137/
Filaine77136/
Viliana7791/
Fihlane7787/
Filanie7786/
Filango7780/
Vilhana7755/
Fulanah7744/
Filanis7741/
Filogna7730/
Failane7727/
Philana7722/
Vuilana7721/
Filange7716/
Fuliana7715/
Filaner7713/
Filanni777/
Fiolani776/
Filyani775/
Vilanna775/
Vilaina772/
Filonas772/
Filiane772/
Filaini771/
Fileina771/
Filomna771/
Vilauna771/
Failona771/
Felanga771/
Filiany771/
Filiona771/
Filajne771/
Filanyi771/
Filonau771/
Feulana771/
Filhane771/
Veilana771/
Failany771/
Filiatneau750/
Figliano71476/
Failogna7198/
Filianos7180/
Filianou7126/
Feeliana7120/
Figliani7114/
Vilianah7110/
Filanets718/
Philiana712/
Feleanga712/
Phailana712/
Vielanna711/
Faillano711/
Feilogna711/
Filane's711/
Fhullana711/
Fileaner710/
Vilane6719,503/
Felani674,680/
Filoni672,338/
Felena67239/
Vilona67220/
Felane67171/
Fulena67164/
Velana67147/
Vilena67143/
Filone67110/
Felany6797/
Felano6742/
Vulana6729/
Philgauna6718/
Vilanj6716/
Vilaña677/
Filono673/
Vilanó673/
Felona672/
Filóné672/
Fulona671/
Fleona671/

Filana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filana in the Russian language
Филанаfilana-
Filana in the Arabic language
الفليناalflyna-

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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 Filana
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