Filek Surname
Approximately 1,755 people bear this surname
Filek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1,021 | 1:37,227 | 5,786 |
| United States | 298 | 1:1,216,305 | 86,337 |
| Canada | 130 | 1:283,428 | 26,469 |
| Czechia | 102 | 1:104,250 | 17,216 |
| Austria | 62 | 1:137,346 | 18,671 |
| Hungary | 43 | 1:228,286 | 18,658 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Fílek (1) are calculated separately.
Filek (17) may also be a first name.
Filek Demographics
Filek Political Affiliation
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Filek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Filek (Russian: Филек) has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also occur as a variant: Fílek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Filek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 230,517th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,152,448 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Filek reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Filek is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name internationally, held by 17 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is borne by 1,021 people, or 1 in 37,227. Barring Poland this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Filek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Filek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Filek last name rose 5,960 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Filek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Filek are 0.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Filek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $42,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.71% more than the national average, earning $58,977 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fílek | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fielek | 91 | 358 | / |
| Fiolek | 91 | 323 | / |
| Fileke | 91 | 5 | / |
| Fileck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Felek | 80 | 5,609 | / |
| Filik | 80 | 3,986 | / |
| Filex | 80 | 640 | / |
| Filec | 80 | 278 | / |
| Fulek | 80 | 186 | / |
| Filyk | 80 | 151 | / |
| Fylek | 80 | 9 | / |
| Vilek | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fülek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Filekova | 77 | 49 | / |
| Fileková | 77 | 12 | / |
| Feilecke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feleke | 73 | 115,210 | / |
| Fiołek | 73 | 1,273 | / |
| Feilyk | 73 | 23 | / |
| Filike | 73 | 22 | / |
| Fyolek | 73 | 22 | / |
| Fejlek | 73 | 19 | / |
| Filhik | 73 | 12 | / |
| Fiolik | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fiolyk | 73 | 5 | / |
| Filyok | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fullek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Filieg | 73 | 3 | / |
| Feleuk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feleck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Filick | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vailek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Filexs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vileck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Failik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vielek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Filiok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuliek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Filect | 73 | 0 | / |
| Feleik | 73 | 0 | / |
| Filkova | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Fileehkova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phileuk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaileck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilheik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vileikė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Failick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fitlick | 67 | 0 | / |
| Feleske | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fielick | 67 | 0 | / |
Filek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Filek in the Russian language | ||
| Филек | filek | - |
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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 Filek
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