Filip Surname

10,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Filip Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a hayfield or plot of newly cultivated land.

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Filip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania33,0671:60771
Poland7,1381:5,325622
Czechia3,7121:2,865230
United States2,0841:173,92517,491
Spain1,4941:31,2933,162
Moldova1,4531:2,451314
Slovakia9141:5,839503
Germany8441:95,38611,888
India8321:921,95439,781
Russia3991:361,21135,605
Austria3521:24,1923,800
Canada3061:120,41012,664
Serbia2451:29,1633,140
Hungary2261:43,4354,634
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
France1951:340,62951,332
Slovenia1621:15,3563,610
Argentina1431:298,90523,873
England1201:464,31730,397
Australia981:275,46624,785
Belgium961:119,75717,631
Venezuela931:324,7757,266
Italy921:664,74758,468
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Croatia531:79,78513,729
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Albania391:74,7198,285
Greece361:307,77244,531
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Ireland161:294,30910,207
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Norway131:395,56035,657
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Cyprus71:126,4118,331
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
China31:455,773,85521,925
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malta11:430,2723,380
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Fílip (1) are calculated separately.

Filip (209,078) may also be a first name.

Filip Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a hayfield or plot of newly cultivated land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the Greek name and it means horse lover; fil (love) ip (horse).

- iulia

Filip Last Name Facts

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

Filip (Arabic: فليب, Bengali: ফিলিপ, Hindi: फिलिप, Marathi: िफलीप, Oriya: ଫିଲିପ, Russian: Филип) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Fílip. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filip? popularity and diffusion

The surname Filip is the 10,214th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 132,176 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Filip are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 4,998th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 209,078 people.

The last name Filip is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 33,067 people, or 1 in 607. In Romania Filip is most common in: Maramureș County, where 8 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 7 percent are found and Bihor County, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania this last name exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 13 percent are found and Czechia, where 7 percent are found.

Filip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Filip has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Filip last name rose 10,420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filip Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Filip surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Filip last name are 4.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Filip earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.37% less than the national average, earning €6,196 per year; in Norway they earn 67.45% more than the national average, earning 579,528 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.47% less than the national average, earning R 77,304 per year; in United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $48,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fílip931/
Filipe91174,959/
Filipp914,268/
Filips911,004/
Fhilip9122/
Filiph9115/
Filiep914/
Pfilip912/
Filipt912/
Filipš912/
Fihlip911/
Fili8910,284/
Filippe83365/
Filipps8399/
Filiphs8328/
Fhilips8324/
Pfilips8315/
Filipsz8314/
Filiphe834/
Pfilipp833/
Fhillip833/
Fieliep832/
Vfilipp831/
Fhilipe831/
Filippt831/
Ffilipe831/
Feilipe831/
Filiz8029,816/
Filio804,033/
Filep803,205/
Fisli802,882/
Felip802,172/
Filis802,119/
Filia801,512/
Filie80450/
Faili80387/
Feili80207/
Filei8041/
Vilip8024/
Foili8019/
Filih8014/
Filai8014/
Filit8014/
Fitli808/
Filid806/
Filib805/
Filiv804/
Filiy803/
Félip803/
Filhi802/
Filui802/
Filii802/
Fhili802/
Filoi801/
Fihli801/
Filgi801/
Filiß801/
Fieli801/
Filyp801/
Filipova7717,112/
Filipová774,590/
Fhillips776/
Fhilippe776/
Fhillipp772/
Fhilipps771/
Fhillipe771/
Filhippe771/
Pfilippe770/
Philip73268,819/
Felipe73117,966/
Failli731,095/
Filich73240/
Fhaili73205/
Filist73162/
Vilipp73160/
Filiai73157/
Felipp73147/
Figlie73122/
Failui73112/
Filiss7344/
Filepp7330/
Feitli7324/
Failep7317/
Failia7315/
Filepe7315/
Felips7312/
Failai7310/
Filuis739/
Fhilih738/
Failie736/
Failis736/
Fileph735/
Filoić735/
Fheili734/
Filiey734/
Feliep734/
Feliph734/
Faijli733/
Faisli733/
Figliè733/
Filypp733/
Fileep732/
Filois732/
Fihlie732/
Figlié732/
Filais732/
Faitli732/
Fielie732/
Feilai732/
Failiz732/
Filish731/
Filisz731/
Fitlis731/
Fhilis731/
Feisli731/
Faaili731/
Filhio731/
Fhelip731/
Félipe731/
Feilia731/
Fileiv731/
Filibs731/
Filaih731/
Filaiz731/
Fileap731/
Feilei731/
Foilli731/
Fhylip731/
Fielia731/
Failgi731/
Failit731/
Pfilie730/
Fileps730/
Foilio730/
Feilie730/
Filippova71111,922/
Filippová7123/
Filippowa7119/
Philips6736,419/
Philipp6733,627/
Fila6715,771/
File676,816/
Vili676,184/
Feli675,384/
Felippe674,276/
Fily671,567/
Philipe671,245/
Philiph671,184/
Faillie67374/
Filiais6761/
Feilich6748/
Filé6738/
Felipps6730/
Féli6726/
Feliphe6717/
Fitelli679/
Filhais678/
Filisch678/
Feelipe674/
Ficelli674/
Philihp673/
Faillis673/
Filaggi672/
Filè672/
Philipz671/
Fileepp671/
Fileich671/
Faillia671/
Pheilip671/
Fuilibs671/
Ffelipe671/
Fyli671/
Faitlis671/
Feihlis671/
Filá671/
Filí671/
Fhelipe671/
Fhelipp671/
Fhellip671/
Fhilype671/
Fjli671/
Filheis671/
Fileith671/
Felhipe671/
Felhipp671/
Filepps670/

Filip Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filip in the Bengali language
ফিলিপphilipa-
Filip in the Oriya language
ଫିଲିପphilipa81.82
ଫିଲିପ୍philip10.61
ଫିଲିphili3.03
ଫିଲିଫphilipha3.03
Filip in the Hindi language
फिलिपphilipa78.37
फिलीपphilipa19.71
फ़िलिपfilipa0.24
फ़िलीपfilipa0.24
Filip in the Marathi language
िफलीपiphalipa50.11
फीलीपphilipa47.23
िलीपilipa0.22
पीलीpili0.22
Filip in the Russian language
Филипfilip-
Filip in the Arabic language
فليبflyb-
فيليبfylyb-

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