Filemban Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Filemban Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname Felemban (فلمبان) originates from the name of the Indonesian city Palembang, located at South Sumatra, Indonesia. People from Saudi Arabia who bear Felemban, Filemban, or Falemban as their surname are descendants of Indonesian people who travelled to Saudi Arabia many years ago.

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Filemban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Filemban Surname Meaning

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The meaning of the surname Felemban (فلمبان) originates from the name of the Indonesian city Palembang, located at South Sumatra, Indonesia. People from Saudi Arabia who bear Felemban, Filemban, or Falemban as their surname are descendants of Indonesian people who travelled to Saudi Arabia many years ago. Most of them started as pilgrims to perform Hajj or Umrah in Mecca. These people were most likely to have originated from the city of Palembang in Sumatra, Indonesia, and their descendants today have this name as their surname.

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Filemban Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Filemban Come From? nationality or country of origin

Filemban is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filemban? popularity and diffusion

Filemban is the 596,518th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Filemban are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Outside of Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flemban93574/
Felemban888,874/
Filimban881,276/
Felimban752,116/
Vilamban751/
Filenbaum7123/
Feliamban711/
Failenbaum671/
Felinban631/
Felenbaum590/
Philenbaum562/

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