Fili Surname

49,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Fili Surname User-submission:

Fili/Filis comes from the Greek word, Φιλη, the female term for 'friend' (Φιλος)

Fili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5,0831:15,1061,986
Greece8701:12,7351,701
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Italy5751:106,35917,881
United States5091:712,10056,164
Argentina4211:101,5288,575
Indonesia3561:371,48631,844
Albania3481:8,3741,596
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Cameroon1921:108,17212,669
Germany1131:712,43854,203
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Austria721:118,27016,587
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Algeria481:804,82441,571
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
France421:1,581,493147,826
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Australia281:964,13257,058
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Niger241:799,66718,510
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
American Samoa221:2,534546
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Cyprus181:49,1605,112
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Tonga91:11,924307
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Tuvalu41:2,79736
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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_fil

Fili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fili (Bengali: ফিলি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﻠﻰ, Hindi: फिली, Oriya: ଫିଲି, Russian: Фили) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also appear as a variant: Filí. For other possible spellings of Fili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fili? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fili is the 49,969th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 708,630 people. The surname Fili occurs mostly 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. It is also the 136,447th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 2,847 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 5,083 people, or 1 in 15,106. In Iran it is mostly found in: Fars Province, where 19 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found and Kermanshah Province, where 11 percent are found. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Fili Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fili has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 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 Republicans than The US average, with 51.14% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filí921/
Filip8955,135/
Filiz8929,816/
Filio894,033/
Fisli892,882/
Filis892,119/
Filia891,512/
Filie89450/
Faili89387/
Feili89207/
Filei8941/
Foili8919/
Filih8914/
Filai8914/
Filit8914/
Fitli898/
Filid896/
Filiy893/
Filhi892/
Filui892/
Filii892/
Fhili892/
Filoi891/
Fihli891/
Filgi891/
Filiß891/
Fieli891/
Filipp804,268/
Failli801,095/
Filich80240/
Fhaili80205/
Filist80162/
Filiai80157/
Figlie80122/
Failui80112/
Filiss8044/
Feitli8024/
Fhilip8022/
Filiph8015/
Failia8015/
Failai8010/
Filuis809/
Fhilih808/
Failie806/
Failis806/
Filoić805/
Fheili804/
Filiey804/
Faijli803/
Faisli803/
Figliè803/
Pfilip802/
Filois802/
Fihlie802/
Figlié802/
Filais802/
Faitli802/
Fielie802/
Feilai802/
Failiz802/
Filish801/
Filisz801/
Fitlis801/
Fhilis801/
Feisli801/
Faaili801/
Filhio801/
Feilia801/
Filaih801/
Filaiz801/
Fihlip801/
Feilei801/
Foilli801/
Fielia801/
Failgi801/
Failit801/
Pfilie800/
Foilio800/
Feilie800/
Fila7515,771/
File756,816/
Vili756,184/
Feli755,384/
Fuli751,927/
Fily751,567/
Filé7538/
Féli7526/
Filè752/
Fyli751/
Filá751/
Fjli751/
Faillie73374/
Filiais7361/
Feilich7348/
Fitelli739/
Filhais738/
Filisch738/
Ficelli734/
Pfilipp733/
Fhillip733/
Faillis733/
Filaggi732/
Fileich731/
Faillia731/
Vfilipp731/
Faitlis731/
Feihlis731/
Filheis731/
Fileith731/
Feliz6799,312/
Faila6733,796/
Felis675,992/
Files675,508/
Filer674,914/
Filep673,205/
Fihla672,715/
Phili672,537/
Felip672,172/
Faile671,851/
Felia67961/
Filet67876/
Filaj67719/
Féliz67612/
Filiaggi67603/
Fesli67601/
Felio67527/
Fuila67467/
Vieli67414/
Filya67409/
Vilei67394/
Feile67354/
Pfile67346/
Fiole67332/
Faily67316/
Fulli67316/
Fiely67279/
Filea67267/
Filey67237/
Filej67228/
Pfila67226/
Felie67217/
Fajli67212/
Fiscelli67193/
Faitelli67179/
Feliś67168/
Fiela67163/
Filee67146/
Vaili67141/
Filée67140/
Feuli67139/
Feily67135/
Vilai67130/
Filay67128/
Fiele67124/
Fileš67103/
Fetli6799/
Filez6798/
Feyli6769/
Foila6761/
Filyo6760/
Filoa6760/
Fichelli6747/
Filed6738/
Fayli6732/
Veili6732/
Felit6731/
Voili6728/
Feeli6727/
Feillais6724/
Vuili6721/
Fuicelli6719/
Fileh6719/
Filge6718/
Filáj6715/
Fitle6713/
Felih6713/
Vijli6712/
Foile6711/
Feila6710/
Feliy6710/
Fehli6710/
Felid679/
Vilie678/
Fisle677/
Félis677/
Feali676/
Fioly675/
Pfeli675/
Failé675/
Viloi675/
Filoj674/
Fuuli674/
Filje674/
Fhily674/
Fulie674/
Fuile673/
Felii673/
Félip673/
Vilui672/
Fuhli672/
Fileu672/
Filhe672/
Fhile672/
Fihle672/
Fheli672/
Fejli672/
Vilhi672/
Fhila672/
Fhillipp672/
Feitlich671/
Fijla671/
Filaa671/
Fulih671/
Vihli671/
Foily671/
Fílip671/
Fytillis671/
Fèliz671/
Fuyli671/
Fylis671/
Filér671/
Fhuli671/
Feliç671/
Filoy671/
Filyp671/
Felij671/

Fili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fili in the Bengali language
ফিলিphili-
Fili in the Oriya language
ଫିଲିphili-
Fili in the Hindi language
फिलीphili60
फीलीphili20
फिलिphili20
Fili in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻴﻠﻰfyly50
ﺍﻓﻴﻤﻰafymy50
Fili in the Russian language
Филиfili-

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