Filey Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Filey Surname Definition:

Local. From a town in England by that name. Filid, Gaelic, the d silent, a poet, a bard.

Filey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Filey (308) may also be a first name.

Filey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From a town in England by that name. Filid, Gaelic, the d silent, a poet, a bard.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Filey Last Name Facts

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

Filey (Russian: Филей) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,055,483rd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Filey live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Filey is also the 501,377th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 308 people.

Filey is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States Filey is most numerous in: New York, where 23 percent reside, Ohio, where 17 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Belarus, where 12 percent reside.

Filey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Filey surname increased 132 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Filey last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Filey last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Filey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 20.39% more than the national average, earning $51,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 178.83% more than the national average, earning $138,529 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Failey91401/
Fileyo9189/
Filiey914/
Fuiley912/
Fileyi912/
Fitley911/
Foiley911/
Fieley911/
Fisley911/
Fioley911/
Feiley910/
Filhey910/
Fihley910/
File896,816/
Fily891,567/
Feisley8349/
Pfailey831/
Faisley831/
Faitley831/
Fuilley831/
Fuisley830/
Fielley830/
Files805,508/
Filer804,914/
Filep803,205/
Faile801,851/
Faley801,683/
Filet80876/
Filie80450/
Filya80409/
Feile80354/
Pfile80346/
Fiole80332/
Faily80316/
Fiely80279/
Filea80267/
Filej80228/
Filee80146/
Filée80140/
Viley80135/
Feily80135/
Filay80128/
Fiele80124/
Feley80112/
Fileš80103/
Filez8098/
Fuley8090/
Filyo8060/
Filei8041/
Filed8038/
Fileh8019/
Filge8018/
Fitle8013/
Foile8011/
Filoe8011/
Fisle807/
Fioly805/
Filje804/
Fhily804/
Filiy803/
Fuile803/
Fileu802/
Filhe802/
Fhile802/
Fihle802/
Foily801/
Füley801/
Filoy801/
Filyp801/
Filae800/
Fyley800/
Feeley738,771/
Feiler736,067/
Faille732,514/
Fisler731,224/
Foiles73818/
Falley73622/
Failly73552/
Fheily73535/
Fileus73532/
Fitler73447/
Fealey73419/
Failes73379/
Failer73356/
Filahy73141/
Fauley73131/
Figlie73122/
Feille73106/
Fahley7393/
Fileds7386/
Fileux7385/
Feihle7384/
Feiles7367/
Vileya7361/
Filiya7361/
Fulley7359/
Faiole7356/
Feleye7353/
Fehley7351/
Fouley7346/
Filhue7344/
Filehr7340/
Filyau7330/
Filepp7330/
Vieley7329/
Foitle7326/
Feleya7321/
Filhes7319/
Fileas7318/
Filuyo7317/
Failep7317/
Vailey7314/
Feilly7311/
Fuleya7311/
Faeley7311/
Fhaile7311/
Filett7310/
Filher7310/
Fhaily739/
Fojile739/
Feleyi739/
Failay738/
Philey737/
Fileje737/
Filesh736/
Failie736/
Fitlhe736/
Fileph735/
Pfeile735/
Failee735/
Filets734/
Filaye734/
Fiyele734/
Filays734/
Fittle733/
Fayley733/
Faisle733/
Fajile733/
Filypp733/
Faiele733/
Foiler732/
Filyay732/
Fielea732/
Fileep732/
Fihlie732/
Fiyale732/
Fislet732/
Filetz732/
Filgoy732/
Filhet732/
Fielie732/
Feilee732/
Failet732/
Filayi731/
Filiye731/
Fitlay731/
Fitlle731/
Feuily731/
Feiled731/
Faijle731/
Failej731/
Pfiler731/
Foilly731/
Fhiler731/
Failed731/
Faileu731/
Foiele731/
Foilet731/
Filejs731/
Fileth731/
Fileïs731/
Filayh731/
Fileap731/
Filech731/
Faiile731/
Filahe731/
Feilei731/
Fayile731/
Failye731/
Fielhe731/
Filhoe731/
Fetley730/
Foyley730/
Fielly730/
Fesley730/
Fuilay730/
Foeley730/
Veiley730/
Pfilie730/
Faaley730/
Fileer730/
Fitleh730/
Fithly730/
Fueley730/
Failez730/
Fuilly730/
Feisle730/
Filess730/
Fhiele730/
Filhay730/
Fihler730/
Feilie730/
Faleey730/
Feyley730/
Fila6715,771/
Fale6711,326/
Fili6710,284/
Fele674,357/
Fule673,485/
Pfeiler673,029/
Vile672,349/
Füle671,428/
Fittler67794/
Feuille67513/
Fyle67444/
Failler67426/
Fely67403/
Feillet67384/
Faillie67374/
Fautley67306/
Faillet67296/
Feehley67226/
Feheley67188/
Feitler67135/
Feuilly67122/
Feasley6797/
Featley6783/
Feilles6765/
Foulley6764/
Filiyah6752/
Feiller6751/
Fetille6743/
Feilhes6743/
Filé6738/
Feisler6729/
Faitler6718/
Failles6717/
Failyau6714/
Fűle6711/
Failiya6710/
Filesch677/
Feleyeh676/
Voilley674/
Fhillys674/
Vuilley674/
Feillee673/
Fesille673/
Fuiller672/
Pffeley672/
Ficelle672/
Filè672/
Fuleyha672/
Fuillet672/
Fiselle672/
Phileya671/
Pfeitle671/
Fileepp671/
Fileich671/
Fioliya671/
Fhealey671/
Fayille671/
Faehley671/
Faelley671/
Failyaj671/
Fuisler671/
Foelley671/
Vileyah671/
Filiyas671/
Vailley671/
Fétille671/
Faielle671/
Feillée671/
Foillet671/
Fileová671/
Filayou671/
Filá671/
Filí671/
Fheileh671/
Fioyale671/
Feyilhe671/
Filayis671/
Fiyalei671/
Feiliya671/
Fjle671/
Filheis671/
Fileith671/
Faiolle671/
Faieles671/
Faielly671/
Feleyas671/
Fausley670/
Feelhey670/
Feihler670/
Phieley670/
Fousley670/
Pfisler670/
Foialer670/
Fidtler670/
Foilett670/
Faisler670/
Phfiler670/
Fislher670/
Failhet670/
Fithlea670/
Fhisler670/
Feilher670/
Feihely670/
Foiylle670/
Fayeley670/

Filey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filey in the Russian language
Филейfilej-

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