176.91 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name File Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name File is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Filé or Filè. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name File? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 72,342^nd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,069,182 people. The surname File occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of File live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 125,865^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 3,242 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,180 people, or 1 in 166,266. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 16 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 21 percent are found and Somalia, where 12 percent are found.

File Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of File has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the File surname increased 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

File Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the File last name are 24.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount File earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.52% less than the national average, earning R 103,332 per year; in United States they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $45,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $53,358 CAD per year.