Filen Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Finland

Filen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2121:333,20057,566
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Finland341:161,66814,556
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Filén (121) are calculated separately.

Filen (72) may also be a first name.

Filen Last Name Facts

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

Filen (Oriya: ଫିେଲନ, Russian: Филен) is found most frequently in Thailand. It can also be rendered as a variant: Filén. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 722,496th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. Filen occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name on earth, held by 72 people.

The last name Filen is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 333,200. In Thailand Filen is most common in: Sisaket Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Thailand Filen is found in 17 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Finland, where 8 percent live.

Filen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Filen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 176 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Filen surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filén93121/
Feilen911,064/
Filien91116/
Fileen9142/
Fielen9135/
Failen9115/
Filaen912/
Fileng912/
Fislen911/
Foilen911/
Filemn911/
Fihlen911/
Filent910/
Filend910/
Flen89177/
Foileng8315/
Feilien831/
Faillen831/
Fuileng831/
Filin8013,535/
Vilen801,363/
Felen80158/
Filem80108/
Fulen8019/
Flåen8015/
Flene809/
Filín808/
Flenø808/
Flenn807/
Fylen803/
Failn802/
Filenova7725/
Filengue7718/
Filina7316,852/
Filion738,762/
Fullen733,154/
Vilien73934/
Philen73392/
Fehlen73341/
Filing73163/
Vihlen73126/
Failin73103/
Felien7397/
Fitlin7350/
Fühlen7350/
Fuhlen7335/
Felenq7334/
Fiolin7319/
Vielen7317/
Felent7316/
Feslen7316/
Fihlén7314/
Feleen739/
Feilin738/
Fulien737/
Fløene736/
Filgin734/
Filyon734/
Viloen734/
Vailen734/
Vileen732/
Felend731/
Fuleen731/
Fuelen731/
Feelen731/
Voilen731/
Flehen731/
Viluen731/
Flenne731/
Vilaen731/
Feleng731/
Filhin731/
Filink731/
Feloen731/
Faylen730/
Fhelen730/
Filint730/
Filinn730/
Feilenová711/
Failing671,240/
Feiling67315/
Vilienė67260/
Feulien67164/
Philien67148/
Feiglin67114/
Feitlin6735/
Felenne6716/
Failina6712/
Fuln6711/
Phielen677/
Phiolen676/
Faylend675/
Fällene675/
Faylene673/
Vaillen673/
Faillin672/
Pheilen672/
Vuillen672/
Feilion672/
Phileen671/
Fiolina671/
Fithlyn671/
Fayllen671/
Fuehlen671/
Veillen671/
Feullen671/
Fellene671/
Fayleen671/
Feihlyn671/
Fullien670/
Fullenn670/
Feillin670/

Filen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filen in the Oriya language
ଫିେଲନphielana-
Filen in the Russian language
Филенfilen-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filen
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