Filipov Surname

32,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Filipov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filipov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria6,6401:1,051140
Russia6,4021:22,5123,189
North Macedonia8001:2,627477
Belarus4931:19,2723,217
Serbia4711:15,1701,799
Romania2741:73,2778,722
Moldova2491:14,3032,452
Kazakhstan2011:87,97310,110
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Uzbekistan1411:219,3567,613
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Kyrgyzstan701:85,32410,864
Croatia631:67,12112,153
Lithuania621:48,9457,885
Canada531:695,20056,020
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Transnistria281:16,9543,121
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Austria191:448,18144,644
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Greece141:791,41484,075
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Norway81:642,78647,258
France71:9,488,960336,266
Armenia71:418,5978,462
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Finland61:916,11741,832
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Filipov (186) may also be a first name.

Filipov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filipov (Russian: Филипов) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filipov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,027th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 437,769 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Filipov reside; 48 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 667,122nd most numerous first name in the world It is held by 186 people.

The surname Filipov is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 6,640 people, or 1 in 1,051. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 23 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 10 percent are found and Pazardzhik Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Bulgaria this surname is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 38 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 5 percent are found.

Filipov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Filipov surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Filipov surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Filipov earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning 286,150 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $45,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $58,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filippov9393,415/
Filipova9317,112/
Filipovs93584/
Filipoov932/
Filippova88111,922/
Filippovs8811/
Filippoyv881/
Filippoov881/
Filitppov881/
Filipev86801/
Filipow86398/
Felipov8675/
Filipof8628/
Filipob861/
Filipovová8214/
Filipoff80345/
Filippow8077/
Felipova8069/
Philipov8050/
Felippov8022/
Filippof8015/
Filippev8012/
Fiļipova803/
Filypova802/
Filepova802/
Filipofs801/
Vilippov801/
Fiļipovs801/
Filipeev801/
Filipows801/
Filippovová7812/
Filippovova781/
Philippov751,290/
Philipova7546/
Filippoff7544/
Filippowa7519/
Felippova7513/
Philippova711,504/
Fylypov71299/
Filipów71176/
Felipow7118/
Felypov715/
Felipof714/
Felipev711/
Fylyppov676,905/
Fylypova673,408/
Philipow6769/
Felipoff6734/
Felypova676/
Vailupov676/
Felyppov675/
Fileppop671/
Felipaev671/

Filipov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filipov in the Russian language
Филиповfilipov-

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Footnotes

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