Filima Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Croatia

Filima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1831:967,99341,230
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Filima (152) may also be a first name.

Filima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filima (Hindi: फिलीमा, Oriya: ଫିଲିମା, Russian: Филима) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Filima live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Filima is also the 746,252nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 152 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 99 percent reside and Cross River, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filisma9236/
Filioma921/
Filimau921/
Filismat8644/
Filiomea8615/
Felima831,128/
Vilima83195/
Filimo8347/
Filema8315/
Filimi832/
Filuma831/
Fulima831/
Felisma77330/
Vilimaa7751/
Viliema7735/
Failuma7715/
Philima7711/
Vailima7710/
Filismo772/
Filimis772/
Vileima772/
Félisma771/
Filemai771/
Filiome771/
Filisme771/
Fuleima771/
Feliema771/
Filimoh771/
Filimer770/
Philisma71151/
Filimets719/
Philimas712/
Felismat712/
Filimous711/
Vilema672,351/
Viluma67497/
Vulima67270/
Felema67203/
Velima6770/
Fylyma6769/
Filemo6763/
Vilimi6758/
Fileme6741/
Fuluma6735/
Felyma6717/
Flejma6711/
Felime6711/
Fulema675/
Fulimo674/
Felimi673/
Felimo673/
Filemi672/
Philismat672/
Vilimé671/
Vilime671/
Vilyma671/

Filima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filima in the Hindi language
फिलीमाphilima-
Filima in the Oriya language
ଫିଲିମାphilima-
Filima in the Russian language
Филимаfilima-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filima
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