Filer Surname

96,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Filer Surname Definition:

(English) Filer; File-maker [Old English fíl + the agential suff. -er]

Filer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0831:117,56712,659
England9741:57,2056,896
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Wales1201:25,7882,682
Canada1161:317,63429,153
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Romania991:202,80720,158
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
France61:11,070,454349,096
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5521:44,1585,500
Wales681:23,0651,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5361:93,6929,599

The alternate forms: Filér (1) are calculated separately.

Filer (88) may also be a first name.

Filer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Filer; File-maker [Old English fíl + the agential suff. -er]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Robert Vidulator or Le Vielur, and Reginald of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); Turstan le Violur in 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Geoffry Vielator of Devon, 1130 (Rot. Pip.). Evidently a foreign family.

The Norman People (1874)

Filer Last Name Facts

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

Filer (Russian: Филер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as: Filér. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,740th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,483,017 people. The last name Filer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Filer are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most widespread first name in the world, held by 88 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,083 people, or 1 in 117,567. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Filer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Filer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Filer last name increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Filer surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Filer last name are 15.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Filer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 191% more than the national average, earning R 691,536 per year; in United States they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $41,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.33% more than the national average, earning $61,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filér931/
Feiler916,067/
Fisler911,224/
Fitler91447/
Failer91356/
Fieler91304/
Filier91211/
Filger91148/
Filehr9140/
Filere9131/
Filear9115/
Filher9110/
Fioler914/
Foiler912/
Pfiler911/
Filert911/
Fhiler911/
Fileer910/
Fihler910/
File896,816/
Pfeiler833,029/
Fittler83794/
Failler83426/
Fiehler83392/
Feitler83135/
Feiller8351/
Feisler8329/
Feilert8324/
Faitler8318/
Fuiller832/
Failert832/
Pfieler831/
Pfilger831/
Fuisler831/
Figlier831/
Fielehr831/
Feihler830/
Feilier830/
Pfisler830/
Fidtler830/
Failier830/
Faisler830/
Phfiler830/
Fislher830/
Fhisler830/
Feilher830/
Files805,508/
Filep803,205/
Faile801,851/
Feler801,233/
Filet80876/
Filie80450/
Fyler80383/
Viler80371/
Feile80354/
Pfile80346/
Fiole80332/
Filea80267/
Filey80237/
Filej80228/
Filee80146/
Filée80140/
Fiele80124/
Fileš80103/
Filez8098/
Fuler8091/
Filei8041/
Filed8038/
Fileh8019/
Filge8018/
Fitle8013/
Foile8011/
Fisle807/
Filje804/
Fuile803/
Fileu802/
Filhe802/
Fhile802/
Fihle802/
Pfeiller7749/
Pfeilert7730/
Faillier775/
Pfheiler771/
Faillere771/
Foillier771/
Pfeihler770/
Fuller73196,763/
Faille732,514/
Felger732,501/
Fesler732,432/
Fehler731,938/
Foiles73818/
Feyler73802/
Vieler73733/
Fuhler73659/
Feeler73653/
Failey73401/
Failes73379/
Veiler73241/
Vilier73126/
Figlie73122/
Feille73106/
Fetler73101/
Fulier7398/
Feuler7390/
Fileds7386/
Feihle7384/
Feiles7367/
Fähler7363/
Fyhler7348/
Fayler7342/
Fajler7342/
Filepp7330/
Foitle7326/
Felere7324/
Vailer7322/
Fühler7322/
Filhes7319/
Fileas7318/
Failep7317/
Filior7314/
Fytler7314/
Voiler7312/
Fhaile7311/
Filett7310/
Felher738/
Vilehr737/
Filesh736/
Fueler736/
Failie736/
Fejler736/
Fitlhe736/
Fileph735/
Fuuler735/
Pfeile735/
Philer735/
Filgir735/
Failee735/
Filets734/
Filiey734/
Vilher734/
Fittle733/
Filère733/
Foyler733/
Faisle733/
Fielea732/
Fuiley732/
Fileep732/
Fihlie732/
Felier732/
Fislet732/
Filetz732/
Filhet732/
Fielie732/
Feilee732/
Failet732/
Fitley731/
Foiley731/
Fitlle731/
Fieley731/
Feiled731/
Faijle731/
Failej731/
Fulear731/
Fulher731/
Fylert731/
Fisley731/
Feleur731/
Vilear731/
Failed731/
Faileu731/
Foilet731/
Fojler731/
Filejs731/
Fileth731/
Fileïs731/
Filire731/
Fileap731/
Filech731/
Fioley731/
Feilei731/
Fielhe731/
Felert731/
Feiley730/
Filhey730/
Pfilie730/
Fitleh730/
Failez730/
Feisle730/
Filess730/
Fihley730/
Fhiele730/
Feilie730/
Feilerová7149/
Feilerova711/
Fhuillier711/
Fila6715,771/
Fili6710,284/
Fele674,357/
Vile672,349/
Fily671,567/
Fyle67444/
Feillet67384/
Faillie67374/
Faillet67296/
Vailler67280/
Phieler67240/
Pfuhler67229/
Filaire67136/
Pfähler67134/
Pfuller6788/
Vielehr6769/
Feilles6765/
Feasler6764/
Veiller6763/
Pfeilerová6763/
Vuiller6756/
Feisley6749/
Feesler6744/
Fettler6743/
Fetille6743/
Feilhes6743/
Filé6738/
Fehlert6734/
Fajlert6727/
Pheiler6720/
Fuehler6717/
Failles6717/
Voilier6713/
Fethler6712/
Fuhller6712/
Faylert6710/
Pfühler6710/
Fullier678/
Filesch677/
Pfeilerova676/
Fullerr674/
Viehler673/
Feillee673/
Fesille673/
Fulller672/
Feyller672/
Fehhler672/
Ficelle672/
Filè672/
Fuillet672/
Fiselle672/
Pfelger672/
Ffuller671/
Philger671/
Pfailey671/
Pfeitle671/
Fileepp671/
Fileich671/
Featler671/
Failior671/
Faisley671/
Faitley671/
Fuilley671/
Vailher671/
Veihler671/
Feuller671/
Pfeyler671/
Vailier671/
Fétille671/
Fajtler671/
Feillée671/
Foillet671/
Fileová671/
Filá671/
Filí671/
Fheileh671/
Fjle671/
Filheis671/
Fileith671/
Faylher671/
Fayller671/
Fuisley670/
Fealler670/
Phuiler670/
Foilett670/
Foysler670/
Fulleer670/
Failhet670/
Phisler670/
Fithlea670/
Philier670/
Fuyller670/
Pfeuler670/
Faylerr670/

Filer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filer in the Russian language
Филерfiler-

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