Filando Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Filando Surname Definition:

Filando is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is constantly talked about.

Filando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Filando (10) may also be a first name.

Filando Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Filando is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is constantly talked about.

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Filando Last Name Facts

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

Filando (Marathi: फीलान्डो) is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filando? popularity and diffusion

The surname Filando is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Filando occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Filando live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

Filando is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Filando is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live.

Filando Last Name Statistics demography

Filando earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.47% less than the national average, earning R 60,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilando861,082/
Felando86146/
Filanda86141/
Fulando865/
Fylando860/
Philando8015/
Filianda809/
Feliando805/
Fullaundo751/
Velando711,275/
Vilanda7160/
Felanda7144/
Vilondo713/
Fulanda711/
Vilianda675/
Fulianda672/
Philanda672/
Vilandaa671/
Failonda671/
Veliando671/
Voilanda670/
Fulloondo631/
Velanda5769/
Vulanda5739/
Vylanda573/
Vilonda571/
Felonda571/
Velondo571/

Filando Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filando in the Marathi language
फीलान्डोphilando-

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Footnotes

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