Filis Surname

197,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Filis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,3541:8,183989
Turkey2551:305,18219,927
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Australia491:550,93340,757
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Romania371:542,64540,475
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
England201:2,785,90397,972
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Cyprus181:49,1605,112
India171:45,121,493474,784
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Filis (2,217) may also be a first name.

Filis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filis (Hindi: फिलिस, Marathi: फीलीस, Oriya: ଫିଲିସ୍, Russian: Филис) occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,566th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,439,144 people. Filis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Filis are found; 69 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 158,810th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,217 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 1,354 people, or 1 in 8,183. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 46 percent live, Peloponnese, where 32 percent live and Central Greece, where 7 percent live. Barring Greece Filis occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Filis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Filis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Filis last name rose 1,091 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Filis surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Filis earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.09% more than the national average, earning $51,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.27% less than the national average, earning $36,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filios911,192/
Filies91174/
Filist91162/
Fiolis9179/
Filiss9144/
Filgis9131/
Fielis9120/
Filise9114/
Filuis919/
Failis916/
Filois912/
Filais912/
Filish911/
Filisz911/
Fitlis911/
Fhilis911/
Fili8910,284/
Fielies832,341/
Filiais8361/
Filhais838/
Filisch838/
Faillis833/
Filishe831/
Feilise831/
Faitlis831/
Feihlis831/
Fieleis831/
Filheis831/
Feilies830/
Filip8055,135/
Filiz8029,816/
Felis805,992/
Files805,508/
Filio804,033/
Fisli802,882/
Filia801,512/
Vilis80515/
Filie80450/
Faili80387/
Feili80207/
Filix8072/
Filic8052/
Filei8041/
Foili8019/
Filih8014/
Filai8014/
Filit8014/
Fulis8011/
Fitli808/
Félis807/
Filid806/
Filiy803/
Filhi802/
Filui802/
Filii802/
Fhili802/
Filoi801/
Fihli801/
Fylis801/
Filgi801/
Filiß801/
Fieli801/
Fiolhais7767/
Filisova7749/
Feillais7724/
Fielisch772/
Fytillis771/
Fileisse771/
Fieliesh771/
Filice735,565/
Filipp734,268/
Failli731,095/
Philis731,017/
Foiles73818/
Felise73636/
Fileus73532/
Filges73449/
Failes73379/
Filich73240/
Fhaili73205/
Filiai73157/
Figlie73122/
Failui73112/
Fehlis7392/
Fileds7386/
Felish7386/
Felios7370/
Feiles7367/
Felies7366/
Voilis7357/
Filyos7353/
Fieles7342/
Vilois7341/
Felixs7333/
Veilis7331/
Feitli7324/
Feliss7322/
Fhilip7322/
Filhes7319/
Fileas7318/
Filiph7315/
Failia7315/
Feilix7311/
Fullis7310/
Failai7310/
Viluis739/
Fhilih738/
Fioles737/
Filesh736/
Failie736/
Felisc736/
Vilies735/
Filoić735/
Felisz735/
Fetlis735/
Vilais735/
Fheili734/
Vilish734/
Filets734/
Filiey734/
Feluis734/
Filays734/
Vielis734/
Viliss733/
Faijli733/
Faisli733/
Felisx733/
Figliè733/
Filiez732/
Pfilip732/
Fieliz732/
Felist732/
Feslis732/
Fihlie732/
Figlié732/
Faitli732/
Fielie732/
Feilai732/
Failiz732/
Feisli731/
Felisd731/
Faaili731/
Filese731/
Filhio731/
Feleis731/
Félixs731/
Vailis731/
Félise731/
Faylis731/
Felais731/
Feilia731/
Filejs731/
Filexs731/
Fileïs731/
Filicz731/
Filaih731/
Filaiz731/
Fihlip731/
Feilei731/
Foilli731/
Fielia731/
Failgi731/
Failit731/
Pfilie730/
Filess730/
Foilio730/
Feilie730/
Filishova7113/
Feilitsch716/
Fila6715,771/
File676,816/
Vili676,184/
Feli675,384/
Fily671,567/
Faillie67374/
Philios67126/
Filiche67122/
Feilles6765/
Feilich6748/
Feilhes6743/
Filé6738/
Felitse6737/
Felisch6730/
Féli6726/
Failles6717/
Vilhais6710/
Fitelli679/
Feillic678/
Filesch677/
Philuis675/
Philise675/
Ficelli674/
Felisse674/
Fhillys674/
Fulaiss674/
Philist673/
Pfilipp673/
Fhillip673/
Filaggi672/
Filè672/
Vilhies672/
Fulisch672/
Philois672/
Fullies672/
Philiss671/
Philies671/
Philish671/
Fileich671/
Faillia671/
Voillis671/
Vfilipp671/
Phielis671/
Viliais671/
Fyli671/
Fullish671/
Feilhès671/
Feelies671/
Filá671/
Filí671/
Feulies671/
Vielies671/
Fjli671/
Fileith671/

Filis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filis in the Marathi language
फीलीसphilisa90
िफळीसiphalisa10
Filis in the Hindi language
फिलिसphilisa69.23
फिलीसphilisa23.08
फिलिप्सphilipsa7.69
Filis in the Oriya language
ଫିଲିସ୍philis50
ଫିଲିସphilisa50
Filis in the Russian language
Филисfilis-

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