Filk Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Filk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Israel91:950,84857,975
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Filk (15) may also be a first name.

Filk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filk (Russian: Филк) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Filk are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Filk is also the 2,900,335th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Filk is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Other than Germany Filk occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.

Filk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filk Last Name Statistics demography

Filk earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,081 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filke8985/
Fielk8969/
Filks8911/
Filck893/
Fislk891/
Flk8611/
Figlik8016/
Fielck801/
Filkhe801/
Felk751,686/
Flek751,411/
Vilk75825/
Filc75308/
Fölk7541/
Flke7510/
Filx756/
Flkp752/
Fälk752/
Flkh751/
Filg751/
Flkk751/
Fllk751/
Flqk751/
Fflk751/
Filkova731,199/
Filková73512/
Fleck6733,128/
Felke672,933/
Fleke6718/
Fölck6718/
Vilck6715/
Følke6713/
Fylke6711/
Felck678/
Fielg674/
Filqe674/
Flekk673/
Vilkh673/
Feulk672/
Fhlke672/
Filcs671/
Filgh671/
Filgs671/
Fillková671/
Vilkė671/
Foelk671/
Fleqk671/
Vielk670/

Filk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filk in the Russian language
Филкfilk-

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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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  • 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 Filk
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