Filhó Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Filhó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filhó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Filho (34,123) are calculated separately.

Filhó Last Name Facts

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

Filhó is found in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Filho. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filhó? popularity and diffusion

Filhó is the 1,701,480th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Filhó occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Filhó reside; 99 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 92,197. Aside from Portugal this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filho9334,123/
Filó89777/
Filha805,914/
Filah801,143/
Filós8014/
Filoh802/
Filhu801/
Filhos73380/
Filush7371/
Failah7361/
Filouh7327/
Filhou7326/
Filoth7325/
Filoch7323/
Fuilah735/
Filaha734/
Fiolho734/
Filuch733/
Filhad732/
Filach732/
Filash732/
Filhop732/
Filhoo731/
Filhoe731/
Filahe731/
Fioloh731/
Filhoa731/
Filhot731/
Filhus731/
Fila6715,771/
Filo677,594/
Filusch67607/
Filu67126/
Failach6755/
Faillah679/
Filhaut677/
Filiash674/
Filóová673/
Viló673/
Feilhau671/
Filiath671/
Filosch671/
Filá671/
Feló671/
Filuoch671/
Filhach670/

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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 Filhó
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