Filani Surname

136,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Filani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3791:74,4615,330
Indonesia3861:342,61429,733
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
England361:1,547,72466,012
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Filani (638) may also be a first name.

Filani Last Name Facts

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

Filani (Marathi: िफलाणी, Oriya: ଫିଲନି, Russian: Филани) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,034th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,207,678 people. The surname Filani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Filani are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 329,390th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 638 people.

The surname Filani is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,379 people, or 1 in 74,461. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 26 percent live, Ondo, where 23 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Filani exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and Morocco, where 6 percent live.

Filani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Filani surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Filani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.91% less than the national average, earning R 100,020 per year and in United States they earn 15.07% more than the national average, earning $49,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fihlani922,557/
Failani92287/
Filangi92155/
Filanie9286/
Filanis9241/
Filanni927/
Fiolani926/
Filyani925/
Filanyi921/
Filaini921/
Figliani8614/
Felani834,680/
Filoni832,338/
Filane83563/
Filana83122/
Filany8310/
Failoni77519/
Failana77245/
Fijlane77137/
Filaine77136/
Filiana77109/
Fihlane7787/
Filyana7767/
Fajlani7728/
Failane7727/
Fealani7724/
Vijlani7724/
Veilani7718/
Vilyani7717/
Filange7716/
Filaner7713/
Felangi7712/
Faylani779/
Felanis776/
Vilanie776/
Filgoni774/
Vilanni773/
Fihlana773/
Filonis773/
Filogni772/
Filooni772/
Vilauni772/
Filiane772/
Filhane771/
Felanie771/
Filomni771/
Filajne771/
Filiany771/
Feilana771/
Vhilani771/
Vilhani771/
Failany771/
Felanni771/
Filonio771/
Vilanii771/
Filoniy771/
Filonich71142/
Filianna7114/
Philanoi719/
Filanets718/
Felanich716/
Fajliani713/
Philanie712/
Vilianie712/
Figlioni711/
Filognis711/
Failaina711/
Fela'ani711/
Filane's711/
Philanio711/
Filgonio711/
Vhilyani711/
Fileaner710/
Vilane6719,503/
Felana673,137/
Felane67171/
Feloni67154/
Filone67110/
Felany6797/
Filona6719/
Vilanj6716/
Filóné672/
Vailliani671/
Fleoni671/

Filani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filani in the Oriya language
ଫିଲନିphilani-
Filani in the Marathi language
िफलाणीiphalani50
फीलानीphilani50
Filani in the Russian language
Филаниfilani-

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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 Filani
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