Filges Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Filges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3771:213,54224,140
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Filges Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filges is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Filges? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 667,223rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. The surname Filges occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Filges live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 213,542. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent reside, Hesse, where 24 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Denmark, where 6 percent reside.

Filges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Filges has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Filges surname expanded 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Filges are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Filges earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $39,580 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Files915,508/
Filge9118/
Foiles83818/
Fileus83532/
Failes83379/
Filies83174/
Filger83148/
Fileds8386/
Feiles8367/
Fieles8342/
Filgis8331/
Filhes8319/
Fileas8318/
Filyes839/
Vilges838/
Fioles837/
Filesh836/
Filets834/
Filese831/
Filejs831/
Filexs831/
Fileïs831/
Filjes831/
Felges830/
Filess830/
Fielies772,341/
Feldges77295/
Feilles7765/
Feltges7763/
Feilhes7743/
Failles7717/
Filesch777/
Filches775/
Flegues772/
Pfilger771/
Fillger771/
Villges771/
Fieleis771/
Filheis771/
Felgies770/
Feilies770/
Viles733,428/
Filis732,119/
Feles731,235/
Fyles73744/
Filex73640/
Flege73475/
Filse73263/
Filce73159/
Fileš73103/
Filez7398/
Flese7320/
Filsa7319/
Flejs7313/
Vilge7310/
Flgge738/
Filsi736/
Filsy735/
Filga735/
Flesa734/
Filje734/
Felge732/
Filze732/
Filçe731/
Féles731/
Filgi731/
Flesy731/
Flzge731/
Faitless711/
Fileisse711/
Fieliesh711/
Filice675,565/
Felger672,501/
Filser671,660/
Voiles671,358/
Filios671,192/
Fleger67831/
Flessa67702/
Fleser67666/
Vailes67546/
Vileus67394/
Filzer67328/
Feyles67188/
Filist67162/
Flesjå67156/
Philes67122/
Flesjø67120/
Foyles6782/
Feleus6781/
Fiolis6779/
Vilgis6779/
Filcea6773/
Fayles6768/
Felies6766/
Vilhes6758/
Filyos6753/
Vilesh6752/
Felese6752/
Filiss6744/
Flesey6744/
Fylesh6744/
Fledge6739/
Flejsz6722/
Vilses6721/
Fielis6720/
Pflege6720/
Flesse6719/
Pflger6718/
Felesh6716/
Fiolsi6716/
Flegge6715/
Filise6714/
Flinge6714/
Villge6712/
Filuis679/
Feeles677/
Fleshe676/
Feales676/
Failis676/
Vieles676/
Feules676/
Vilies675/
Veiles675/
Flesje675/
Fylets675/
Felest674/
Fejles674/
Filset674/
Filays674/
Filsoi673/
Filcer672/
Filiez672/
Filois672/
Flessy672/
Filais672/
Fölger672/
Flehsa672/
Filetz672/
Filgoy672/
Felexs672/
Fetles671/
Filish671/
Fillce671/
Filisz671/
Filshe671/
Fldger671/
Fleseh671/
Fleses671/
Flesha671/
Fleshi671/
Fislce671/
Fitlis671/
Fhilis671/
Felces671/
Felget671/
Flessi671/
Vileas671/
Viless671/
Vuiles671/
Főlgye671/
Felesz671/
Filiys671/
Filjee671/
Filech671/
Filshi671/
Filsie671/
Filssa671/
Filsøe671/
Flenge671/
Flesea671/
Flesih671/
Filgix671/
Flesei671/
Felhes671/
Failez670/
Filsit670/

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