Filen Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Filen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 212 | 1:333,200 | 57,566 |
| South Africa | 95 | 1:570,292 | 44,274 |
| Finland | 34 | 1:161,668 | 14,556 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Filén (121) are calculated separately.
Filen (72) may also be a first name.
Filen Demographics
Filen Political Affiliation
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Filen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Filen (Oriya: ଫିେଲନ, Russian: Филен) is most common in Thailand. It can also be rendered as: Filén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Filen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Filen is the 722,496th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Filen occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Filen live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name globally, held by 72 people.
The last name Filen is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 333,200. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Sisaket Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Finland, where 8 percent reside.
Filen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Filen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Filen surname grew 176 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Filen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Filen are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Filen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.16% less than the national average, earning R 177,852 per year and in United States they earn 23.37% more than the national average, earning $53,232 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Filen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Filen in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫିେଲନ | phielana | - |
| Filen in the Russian language | ||
| Филен | filen | - |
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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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- 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 Filen
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