Filija Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Filija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Filija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Filija is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Filija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Filija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Filija is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Filija is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Filija live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 234,922. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 50 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 39 percent reside and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Croatia Filija is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Filija
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