Filev Surname

230,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Filev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,0591:6,590852
Russia2981:483,63444,924
North Macedonia1691:12,4351,946
Moldova751:47,4856,982
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Filev (16) may also be a first name.

Filev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filev (Russian: Филев) is found most in Bulgaria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Filev is the 230,318th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,147,721 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Filev are found; 70 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Filev is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1,059 people, or 1 in 6,590. In Bulgaria Filev is primarily found in: Varna Province, where 18 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 16 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Bulgaria Filev is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 10 percent are found.

Filev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Filev last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Filev surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

Filev earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.99% more than the national average, earning $56,522 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fileva912,085/
Filiev9195/
Fileev9188/
Filaev9146/
Filoev912/
Filevs911/
Fileiv911/
Filyaev83634/
Filiaev832/
Failaev831/
Fioleva831/
Filep803,205/
Filov80378/
Fylev80279/
Filef8026/
Vilev8026/
Filew807/
Fulev807/
Felev806/
Filiv804/
Filepová7719/
Filevová773/
Filepova772/
Filevova771/
Filipe73174,959/
Filyov731,200/
Filova73437/
Fyleva73335/
Viliev7355/
Vileev7346/
Vilaev7338/
Vailev7332/
Fyleev7331/
Filepp7330/
Fileff7321/
Failov7317/
Failep7317/
Filiov7316/
Filepe7315/
Feleev7314/
Feleva7313/
Fylaev737/
Fileph735/
Filiep734/
Fuhlev734/
Viloev733/
Fileep732/
Feliev732/
Feloev732/
Filife732/
Filebs731/
Vilhev731/
Foilef731/
Fulaev731/
Felaev731/
Fielov731/
Fuleev731/
Fileap731/
Fileps730/
Filippe67365/
Vilyaev67246/
Fiolova6732/
Failova6711/
Faylaev677/
Fohylev675/
Fuhlaev675/
Phailev674/
Filiphe674/
Fehelev672/
Fieliep672/
Fhilipe671/
Fileepp671/
Philiev671/
Ffilipe671/
Felyaev671/
Fhilype671/
Feilipe671/
Filepps670/

Filev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filev in the Russian language
Филевfilev-

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Footnotes

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