Fileau Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Fileau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Fileau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fileau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fileau occurs most in France. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fileau.
How Common Is The Last Name Fileau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Fileau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Fileau live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
Fileau is most common in France, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 22,140,907. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 33 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 33 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 33 percent are found. Outside of France it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Fileau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fileau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fileau last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filieau | 92 | 13 | / |
| Filea | 91 | 267 | / |
| Filjau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Filieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Filicea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Felea | 73 | 1,768 | / |
| Filja | 73 | 472 | / |
| Fîlea | 73 | 7 | / |
| Fleja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Filju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Filiou | 67 | 630 | / |
| Flejou | 67 | 90 | / |
| Feleay | 67 | 36 | / |
| Filjas | 67 | 27 | / |
| Filija | 67 | 19 | / |
| Feleha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Filjač | 67 | 10 | / |
| Felieu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Filiha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Philea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Filiey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Filiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filjee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filéus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feljau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fileesiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feleah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilyea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Filyou | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Fileau
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis