Filem Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Filem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fileme9141/
Filemn911/
Fielem911/
Fileum911/
Filen80403/
Felem80351/
Vilem80165/
Filim80115/
Fulem8089/
Feilheim770/
Feilen731,064/
Fullem73473/
Vilhem73194/
Filien73116/
Fileen7342/
Philem7337/
Fielen7335/
Feleme7320/
Failen7315/
Feylem732/
Fileng732/
Filaen732/
Filiom732/
Fihlen731/
Fislen731/
Vileem731/
Viliem731/
Veilem731/
Fuhlem731/
Foilen731/
Filimg730/
Filent730/
Filend730/
Flen67177/
Vilheim6718/
Foileng6715/
Felhiem673/
Fuileng671/
Filisme671/
Faillen671/
Vailhem671/
Feilien671/
Fehleam671/

Filem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filem in the Hindi language
फिलेमphilema-

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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 Filem
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