Filga Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Filga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Filga (441) may also be a first name.
Filga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Filga (Russian: Филга) is most common in Burkina Faso. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Filga.
How Common Is The Last Name Filga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Filga occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Filga live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Filga is also the 408,221st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 441 people.
This surname is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,176,050. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 50 percent live and Sahel Region, where 50 percent live. Other than Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Filga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Filga in the Russian language | ||
| Филга | filga | - |
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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 Filga
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