Filho Surname

16,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Filho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola22,0851:1,222217
Brazil9,9511:21,5131,015
Portugal8301:12,5521,016
United States8291:437,22437,617
France1761:377,40256,030
England511:1,092,51152,584
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

The alternate forms: Filhó (115) are calculated separately.

Filho (368) may also be a first name.

Filho Last Name Facts

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

Filho (Arabic: فيلهو) is most common in Angola. It can also occur as a variant: Filhó. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Filho? popularity and diffusion

Filho is the 16,292nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 213,567 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Filho are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Filho is also the 453,251st most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 368 people.

It is most widely held in Angola, where it is carried by 22,085 people, or 1 in 1,222. Outside of Angola it is found in 65 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent live and Portugal, where 2 percent live.

Filho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Filho last name are 44.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Filho earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.64% more than the national average, earning $62,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filhó93115/
Filhos91380/
Filhou9126/
Fiolho914/
Filhop912/
Filhoo911/
Filhot911/
Filhoa911/
Filhoe911/
Filo897,594/
Filha805,914/
Filio804,033/
Filos801,383/
Filah801,143/
Filot80421/
Filou80371/
Fihlo80320/
Filgo80212/
Failo80195/
Fiolo80167/
Feilo8094/
Filyo8060/
Filoa8060/
Fielo8039/
Filoz8018/
Felho8012/
Filoe8011/
Filop806/
Filoj804/
Filoo804/
Fylho802/
Filoh802/
Filoi801/
Fhilo801/
Filhu801/
Fuilo801/
Foilo801/
Filod801/
Filoy801/
Filhouch771/
Filios731,192/
Figlio73209/
Filous73196/
Fielou73167/
Filouš73119/
Filiot73105/
Faillo7394/
Filush7371/
Filoux7367/
Failou7365/
Failah7361/
Filott7358/
Filyos7353/
Failos7333/
Filouh7327/
Filoth7325/
Filoch7323/
Fealho7311/
Failoj736/
Failoo736/
Fuilah735/
Filoić735/
Filaha734/
Failot734/
Fhilou734/
Filuch733/
Filotz733/
Failoa732/
Filash732/
Filois732/
Filach732/
Filouj732/
Filouz732/
Filgoy732/
Filhad732/
Fhilot732/
Filhus731/
Filost731/
Feilos731/
Failuo731/
Vilhoo731/
Fuillo731/
Failgo731/
Failod731/
Filiod731/
Filots731/
Fioloh731/
Fiolou731/
Filahe731/
Felhou731/
Fielio730/
Filyoe730/
Filleo730/
Foilio730/
Fila6715,771/
Vilo673,503/
Felo673,050/
Filó67777/
Filusch67607/
Faillot67171/
Fylo67135/
Filu67126/
Failach6755/
Feillou6738/
Fleo6731/
Ficello6730/
Foillot6720/
Faillah679/
Filhaut677/
Filiash674/
Filaova673/
Filóová673/
Faillos672/
Fisello671/
Fetillo671/
Figliuo671/
Félo671/
Feilhau671/
Filiath671/
Filosch671/
Filouss671/
Filá671/
Fesillo671/
Filuoch671/
Filioou671/
Filhach670/

Filho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filho in the Arabic language
فيلهوfylhw-
فيليوfylyw-

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