Filej Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Filej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 169 | 1:14,720 | 3,464 |
| Albania | 16 | 1:182,128 | 12,899 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Filej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Filej is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Filej? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,082,743rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Filej are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 14,720. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Gorizia, where 47 percent are found, Savinja, where 26 percent are found and Drava, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 7 percent are found and Iran, where 6 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 Filej
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