Filk Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Filk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Filk (15) may also be a first name.
Filk Demographics
Average Filk Salary in
United States
$44,081 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Filk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Filk (Russian: Филк) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Filk? popularity and diffusion
Filk is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Filk reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Filk is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally It is held by 15 people.
The surname Filk is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Filk is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.
Filk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Filk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Filk surname 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filke | 89 | 85 | / |
| Fielk | 89 | 69 | / |
| Filks | 89 | 11 | / |
| Filck | 89 | 3 | / |
| Fislk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Flk | 86 | 11 | / |
| Figlik | 80 | 16 | / |
| Fielck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Filkhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Felk | 75 | 1,686 | / |
| Flek | 75 | 1,411 | / |
| Vilk | 75 | 825 | / |
| Filc | 75 | 308 | / |
| Fölk | 75 | 41 | / |
| Flke | 75 | 10 | / |
| Filx | 75 | 6 | / |
| Flkp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fälk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Flkh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Filg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Flkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fllk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Flqk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fflk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Filkova | 73 | 1,199 | / |
| Filková | 73 | 512 | / |
| Fleck | 67 | 33,128 | / |
| Felke | 67 | 2,933 | / |
| Fleke | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fölck | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vilck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Følke | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fylke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Felck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fielg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Filqe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Flekk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vilkh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feulk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhlke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Filcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filgs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fillková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilkė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foelk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fleqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vielk | 67 | 0 | / |
Filk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Filk in the Russian language | ||
| Филк | filk | - |
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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
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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 Filk
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