Filau Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Filau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Filau Last Name Facts

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

Filau (Hindi: फिलऊ) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Filau live; 29 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 29 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,539,895. Barring Greece this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Filau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Filau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Filau last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filiau9193/
Filaus9157/
Filaut9139/
Filyau9130/
Failau911/
Fila8915,771/
Filu89126/
Fioleau83141/
Fileaux8378/
Failyau8314/
Filhaut837/
Filiaut832/
Filault831/
Fitleau831/
Foileau831/
Feilhau831/
Filiaux831/
Filayou831/
Faila8033,796/
Filha805,914/
Fihla802,715/
Filus802,542/
Filas801,967/
Fiola801,885/
Filia801,512/
Vilau801,178/
Filah801,143/
Filaj80719/
Filiu80681/
Filuś80541/
Fuila80467/
Filya80409/
Filou80371/
Filut80346/
Filat80296/
Filea80267/
Felau80265/
Pfila80226/
Fiela80163/
Fuilu80145/
Filay80128/
Filap8081/
Foila8061/
Filoa8060/
Fitla8037/
Filač8036/
Filuš8031/
Filaz8026/
Fisla8022/
Fulau8021/
Failu8019/
Filai8014/
Filad8013/
Feila8010/
Fiolu806/
Filuz806/
Filga805/
Feilu805/
Fileu802/
Filui802/
Fhila802/
Fijla801/
Filaa801/
Filhu801/
Filaś801/
Filux801/
Filae800/
Filiault77438/
Failleau7792/
Filiautt771/
Failla739,287/
Filius731,332/
Filias731,238/
Figlia73838/
Fehlau73755/
Filusz73726/
Fileus73532/
Filous73196/
Fielou73167/
Filiai73157/
Filahy73141/
Filoia73136/
Feillu73134/
Filouš73119/
Failui73112/
Fheila7386/
Fileux7385/
Filush7371/
Faisla7368/
Filoux7367/
Failou7365/
Failah7361/
Filiya7361/
Feilla7352/
Faillu7352/
Vilahu7351/
Pfuilu7348/
Filhue7344/
Failud7343/
Filiač7336/
Filouh7327/
Filhou7326/
Pfuila7321/
Failaz7320/
Filija7319/
Fileas7318/
Filuyo7317/
Filiat7317/
Failia7315/
Feilat7314/
Failas7312/
Failat7311/
Filapp7311/
Fiolia7310/
Failai7310/
Filuis739/
Vielau739/
Failay738/
Filacz737/
Fuilah735/
Filuja734/
Filaha734/
Filaye734/
Pfiela734/
Fühlau734/
Fhilou734/
Filays734/
Fitlla734/
Failaj733/
Filuch733/
Philau733/
Fhiela733/
Filyay732/
Fielea732/
Failoa732/
Filash732/
Felaus732/
Failus732/
Filach732/
Filais732/
Felahu732/
Filiut732/
Filouj732/
Filouz732/
Filhad732/
Feilai732/
Filayi731/
Filhus731/
Filiap731/
Fitlay731/
Feilaa731/
Faijlu731/
Faislu731/
Fuelau731/
Vilauh731/
Failuo731/
Filhoa731/
Pfeila731/
Viliau731/
Voilau731/
Faileu731/
Failga731/
Feilia731/
Filaih731/
Filaiz731/
Filaja731/
Filatz731/
Filayh731/
Fileap731/
Fiolou731/
Fhilus731/
Filahe731/
Fislia731/
Fielia731/
Fuilay730/
Feilas730/
Feilus730/
Feliau730/
Felyau730/
Filhay730/
Fittla730/
Feillault7149/
Vila6788,769/
Fula6720,347/
Filo677,594/
Fulu673,548/
Fela672,211/
Filó67777/
Filusch67607/
Vilu67540/
Failaja67273/
Felu67249/
Faillat67182/
Fíla6797/
Filiais6761/
Failach6755/
Filiyah6752/
Feillou6738/
Fyla6737/
Ficella6732/
Voileau6728/
Filihia6723/
Fisella6718/
Filiacz6711/
Failiya6710/
Faillah679/
Filhais678/
Fetilla677/
Filiash674/
Filaova673/
Philaut673/
Feilatt672/
Fuehlau672/
Filaggi672/
Fislaji672/
Fitilla672/
Philyau671/
Fioliya671/
Figliuo671/
Felhaus671/
Fahaila671/
Faillia671/
Failyaj671/
Filiyas671/
Vaillau671/
Féla671/
Filiaiault671/
Filiath671/
Filiusz671/
Filouss671/
Filá671/
Fiļa671/
Filayis671/
Feiliya671/
Fjla671/
Filuoch671/
Filioou671/
Faillaa671/
Faheila671/
Filhach670/
Fithlea670/
Feleaux670/

Filau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filau in the Hindi language
फिलऊphila'u-

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