Filison Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Filison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Filison (53) may also be a first name.
Filison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filison Come From? nationality or country of origin
Filison occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Filison? popularity and diffusion
The surname Filison is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Filison occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Filison reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Filison is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 53 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Besides Malawi Filison occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filisone | 93 | 3 | / |
| Filixson | 93 | 2 | / |
| Fileison | 93 | 2 | / |
| Filisson | 93 | 1 | / |
| Filisione | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fgillison | 88 | 0 | / |
| Filittson | 88 | 0 | / |
| Filisan | 86 | 121 | / |
| Felison | 86 | 18 | / |
| Filizon | 86 | 4 | / |
| Filixon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Filicon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fileson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Felixson | 80 | 161 | / |
| Philison | 80 | 92 | / |
| Feleison | 80 | 30 | / |
| Felisone | 80 | 12 | / |
| Vilisson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Felisson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Filiscan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Felision | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fitleson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Filexson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Filisian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fihleson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fehleison | 75 | 15 | / |
| Philisone | 75 | 9 | / |
| Felixsson | 75 | 8 | / |
| Filexsion | 75 | 6 | / |
| Felixsion | 75 | 1 | / |
| Failayson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fittleson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Felisan | 71 | 540 | / |
| Feleson | 71 | 261 | / |
| Felixon | 71 | 150 | / |
| Filijan | 71 | 25 | / |
| Felizon | 71 | 14 | / |
| Felicon | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vilisan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Filicen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Filitshane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filişan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Välison | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filezon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Felisen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Felisian | 67 | 665 | / |
| Filizcan | 67 | 238 | / |
| Felicion | 67 | 30 | / |
| Välisson | 67 | 16 | / |
| Filizian | 67 | 11 | / |
| Flejszon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vilayson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Feliscan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Filicien | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vilaisan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felexson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philixon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feleyson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilissan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felisien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philicon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filizane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philizon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilaisun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filhican | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fehlisen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Filison
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