Filax Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Filax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Canada501:736,91258,785
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Filax Last Name Facts

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

Filax has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Filax.

How Common Is The Last Name Filax? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Filax is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Filax live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany Filax is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 49 percent are found, Thuringia, where 42 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Germany Filax exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 45 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Filax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filax has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filax Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Filax earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $52,409 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fielax911/
Fileaux8378/
Filiaux831/
Filas801,967/
Filak801,693/
Filaj80719/
Filex80640/
Felax8053/
Filač8036/
Filaz8026/
Filac8024/
Filaq802/
Filag801/
Fylax801/
Filaś801/
Filox801/
Filias731,238/
Filgas73385/
Filace73138/
Filhak7395/
Fileux7385/
Filyas7376/
Filoux7367/
Filaus7357/
Filyak7353/
Filhaq7349/
Filiač7336/
Filiak7327/
Filase7326/
Failaz7320/
Fielas7319/
Fileas7318/
Fihlak7316/
Fiolas7314/
Filyac7313/
Failas7312/
Filake7311/
Filiac739/
Filacz737/
Fislak735/
Filyaz734/
Filays734/
Filack734/
Failak734/
Failaj733/
Fiolaz733/
Filash732/
Filach732/
Filais732/
Filexs731/
Filaiz731/
Filaks731/
Filatz731/
Fielex731/
Filgak731/
Feilas730/
Failace67114/
Fieloux6771/
Filiais6761/
Fislake6760/
Failach6755/
Filache6731/
Filasse6727/
Filatse6717/
Filiace6715/
Filiacz6711/
Fielack6710/
Filhais678/
Filashe675/
Filiash674/
Failase672/
Failyaj671/
Filadke671/
Fihlake671/
Feleaux670/
Filhach670/

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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 Filax
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