Filem Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Filem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 67 | 1:309,986 | 28,740 |
| Turkey | 33 | 1:2,358,225 | 75,877 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Filem (214) may also be a first name.
Filem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Filem (Hindi: फिलेम) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Filem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Filem? popularity and diffusion
Filem is the 1,765,740th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Filem live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 617,781st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 214 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon Filem is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 94 percent reside, North Region, where 4 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Filem is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fileme | 91 | 41 | / |
| Filemn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fielem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fileum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Filen | 80 | 403 | / |
| Felem | 80 | 351 | / |
| Vilem | 80 | 165 | / |
| Filim | 80 | 115 | / |
| Fulem | 80 | 89 | / |
| Feilheim | 77 | 0 | / |
| Feilen | 73 | 1,064 | / |
| Fullem | 73 | 473 | / |
| Vilhem | 73 | 194 | / |
| Filien | 73 | 116 | / |
| Fileen | 73 | 42 | / |
| Philem | 73 | 37 | / |
| Fielen | 73 | 35 | / |
| Feleme | 73 | 20 | / |
| Failen | 73 | 15 | / |
| Feylem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fileng | 73 | 2 | / |
| Filaen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Filiom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fihlen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fislen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vileem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Viliem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veilem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuhlem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foilen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Filimg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Filent | 73 | 0 | / |
| Filend | 73 | 0 | / |
| Flen | 67 | 177 | / |
| Vilheim | 67 | 18 | / |
| Foileng | 67 | 15 | / |
| Felhiem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fuileng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filisme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faillen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vailhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feilien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fehleam | 67 | 1 | / |
Filem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Filem in the Hindi language | ||
| फिलेम | philema | - |
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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 Filem
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