Fili Surname
Approximately 10,284 people bear this surname
Fili Surname User-submission:
Fili/Filis comes from the Greek word, Φιλη, the female term for 'friend' (Φιλος)
Fili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 5,083 | 1:15,106 | 1,986 |
| Greece | 870 | 1:12,735 | 1,701 |
| DR Congo | 746 | 1:99,034 | 11,142 |
| Italy | 575 | 1:106,359 | 17,881 |
| United States | 509 | 1:712,100 | 56,164 |
| Argentina | 421 | 1:101,528 | 8,575 |
| Indonesia | 356 | 1:371,486 | 31,844 |
| Albania | 348 | 1:8,374 | 1,596 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Cameroon | 192 | 1:108,172 | 12,669 |
| Germany | 113 | 1:712,438 | 54,203 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Austria | 72 | 1:118,270 | 16,587 |
| Russia | 68 | 1:2,119,457 | 129,651 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Algeria | 48 | 1:804,824 | 41,571 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| American Samoa | 22 | 1:2,534 | 546 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Cyprus | 18 | 1:49,160 | 5,112 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Tuvalu | 4 | 1:2,797 | 36 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Filí (1) are calculated separately.
Fili (2,847) may also be a first name.
Fili Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Fili/Filis comes from the Greek word, Φιλη, the female term for 'friend' (Φιλος)
- sophia_filFili Demographics
Average Fili Salary in
United States
$47,687 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fili Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fili (Bengali: ফিলি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﻠﻰ, Hindi: फिली, Oriya: ଫିଲି, Russian: Фили) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Filí. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fili? popularity and diffusion
Fili is the 49,969th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 708,630 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Fili are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Fili is also the 136,447th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 2,847 people.
The last name Fili is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 5,083 people, or 1 in 15,106. In Iran it is mostly found in: Fars Province, where 19 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Iran it is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Fili Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fili has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 10,180 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fili Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Fili are 4.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Fili earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning €38,975 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.7% less than the national average, earning R 102,888 per year; in United States they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $47,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.19% less than the national average, earning $38,656 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fili Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fili in the Bengali language | ||
| ফিলি | phili | - |
| Fili in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫିଲି | phili | - |
| Fili in the Hindi language | ||
| फिली | phili | 60 |
| फीली | phili | 20 |
| फिलि | phili | 20 |
| Fili in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻴﻠﻰ | fyly | 50 |
| ﺍﻓﻴﻤﻰ | afymy | 50 |
| Fili in the Russian language | ||
| Фили | fili | - |
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