Filister Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Filister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Filister (1,167) may also be a first name.

Filister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filister (Russian: Филистер) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filister? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Filister live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Filister is also the 232,543rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,167 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 100 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Filister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filister has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filister Last Name Statistics demography

Filister earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felister88729/
Vilister8836/
Filester881/
Filistea881/
Filite8621/
Philister8241/
Filisti8089/
Feliste8026/
Filista802/
Viliste801/
Philioster781/
Filiette7528/
Filiesta759/
Felixter755/
Velister754/
Felester753/
Vilester752/
Philiste752/
Felyster751/
Filita71650/
Filete71398/
Filiti71109/
Felite7190/
Vilite7132/
Phelister7114/
Phylister718/
Felixther711/
Felistoir711/
Philyster711/
Flejter67293/
Felista67293/
Filitti67124/
Felitte6793/
Väliste6778/
Filioti6744/
Veliste6736/
Filette6726/
Filetes6723/
Felites6719/
Filitis6718/
Felixte6712/
Vileite6711/
Vilaite679/
Failete674/
Filesta672/
Filhete672/
Felitre672/
Filoiti672/
Feleter672/
Vilhite671/
Filetit671/
Felistoire671/
Vileste671/
Filithi671/
Filitha671/

Filister Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filister in the Russian language
Филистерfilister-

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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
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  • 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 Filister
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