Filex Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Filex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3181:166,48314,737
Kenya1961:235,61216,480
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India51:153,413,076951,030
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Filex (7,629) may also be a first name.

Filex Last Name Facts

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

Filex occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filex? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 510,931st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. Filex occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Filex live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 73,347th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 7,629 people.

Filex is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 166,483. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 91 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside and Singida Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Filex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filex has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Filex surname expanded 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filex Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Filex surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Filex earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fileux9185/
Fielex911/
Filexs911/
Files805,508/
Felex802,720/
Filek801,755/
Filec80278/
Filej80228/
Filax80112/
Fileš80103/
Filez8098/
Filix8072/
Vilex8012/
Filox801/
Félex801/
Feilleux7750/
Failliex771/
Filice735,565/
Foiles73818/
Fileus73532/
Filges73449/
Failes73379/
Fielek73358/
Fiolek73323/
Filies73174/
Veilex73103/
Fullex7396/
Fileds7386/
Feiles7367/
Fieles7342/
Philex7322/
Filike7322/
Filhes7319/
Fileas7318/
Filise7314/
Feilix7311/
Fioles737/
Filesh736/
Feliex735/
Fileks735/
Fileke735/
Filets734/
Filieg733/
Fielix732/
Felexs732/
Filetz732/
Feleix732/
Filiez732/
Fuelex732/
Filese731/
Fielax731/
Felexe731/
Failej731/
Filgix731/
Fileck731/
Filixe731/
Fileïs731/
Filejs731/
Filech731/
Failez730/
Filess730/
Filect730/
Fielies672,341/
Filiche67122/
Feilles6765/
Feilhes6743/
Failles6717/
Filesch677/
Feliexs671/
Fieleis671/
Veileix671/
Voileux671/
Feilise671/
Filishe671/
Fileich671/
Filheis671/
Feilies670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Filex
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