Filea Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Filea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 231 | 1:86,917 | 10,121 |
| Greece | 31 | 1:357,413 | 49,581 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Fîlea (7) are calculated separately.
Filea (23) may also be a first name.
Filea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Filea is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Fîlea. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Filea? popularity and diffusion
Filea is the 970,883rd most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Filea are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Filea is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 23 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 86,917. In Romania it is most common in: Dâmbovița County, where 26 percent are found, Brașov County, where 17 percent are found and Olt County, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Romania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 12 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Filea
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