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 occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Filges.

How Common Is The Last Name Filges? popularity and diffusion

Filges is the 667,223rd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Filges reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 213,542. In Germany Filges is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent live, Hesse, where 24 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Filges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filges has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Filges last name increased 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Filges last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political 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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