Filiou Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Filiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5351:20,7103,011
Canada561:657,95753,499
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Filiou Last Name Facts

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

Filiou occurs most in Greece. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filiou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 517,348th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Filiou occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Filiou live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 20,710. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 34 percent are found, Western Macedonia, where 18 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Greece this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Filiou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Filiou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Filiou surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filiou Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Filiou earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 48.22% less than the national average, earning $22,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.29% less than the national average, earning $46,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filioou921/
Feliou8334/
Fyliou831/
Filieu831/
Filyou830/
Filieau7713/
Philiou772/
Filiú737/
Filju731/
Philihou712/
Flejou6790/
Viloiu6738/
Felieu6710/
Feloju679/
Fileau674/
Filéus671/
Filjau671/
Vaileou6234/
Felihau6233/
Vailoju623/
Felijoo621/
Philieu621/
Vailajiu571/
Felihaus570/
Filyó55176/
Feliú5548/
Feliù551/
Felíu551/
Viläu551/
Veliju50134/
Feloiu5036/
Fălăuș505/
Velieu502/
Feljoo501/
Feljau501/

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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 Filiou
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