Filango Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Filango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Filango Last Name Facts

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

Filango (Russian: Филанго) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filango? popularity and diffusion

The last name Filango is the 2,106,139th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Filango reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Filango is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 715,427. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 74 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 12 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filano92119/
Filago922/
Failano861,036/
Failago86235/
Filanga86156/
Filagot865/
Fielago861/
Filongo861/
Felango861/
Figliano80476/
Failanga80253/
Filianos8080/
Filianou8026/
Faillano801/
Fiolaugo801/
Fuliango801/
Filana77122/
Filaga7790/
Felago7755/
Felano7742/
Filono773/
Vilago771/
Filogo771/
Failana71245/
Filgona71157/
Filiana71109/
Filiaga7173/
Filyana7167/
Failaga7143/
Failogo7126/
Fulanga7112/
Vilanoy7112/
Filagna715/
Felongo715/
Filonos714/
Felagot714/
Viliago714/
Fihlana713/
Vilanho712/
Vilhano712/
Faylago711/
Filoino711/
Feilana711/
Felagho711/
Felanos711/
Felanga711/
Fulongo711/
Vilanga711/
Veilano711/
Filagha711/
Vilongo711/
Velango710/
Vilanno710/
Failauga6774/
Filianna6714/
Figliana6712/
Philanoi679/
Fioliana679/
Felonggo674/
Feleanga672/
Feillaga671/
Failonga671/
Failaina671/
Faylagot671/
Fuelanga671/
Vilianga671/
Vilianno671/

Filango Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filango in the Russian language
Филангоfilango-

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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
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  • 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 Filango
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