Filke Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Filke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Filke (23) may also be a first name.

Filke Last Name Facts

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

Filke has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Filke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Filke reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name on earth, held by 23 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 1,006,318. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Filke occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fielke91370/
Filkey9164/
Filkie913/
Filkhe911/
Filked911/
Filk89116/
Flke8910/
Fillker835/
Filkett832/
Felke802,933/
Filka80636/
Vilke80161/
Filce80159/
Fielk8069/
Fleke8018/
Følke8013/
Fylke8011/
Filks8011/
Filki806/
Filqe804/
Filck803/
Fhlke802/
Flker801/
Fislk801/
Filky800/
Flk7511/
Flecke73418/
Felkey73295/
Fälker73112/
Flekke7394/
Filcea7373/
Flekei7341/
Figlik7316/
Fellke7315/
Vilcke7310/
Fielka735/
Vilkie735/
Felket733/
Felcke733/
Felkes733/
Foelke732/
Fløcke731/
Fëlker731/
Filgue731/
Filkai731/
Felkei731/
Fielck731/
Vielke731/
Fyolke731/
Faelke731/
Fillce731/
Felkie731/
Felkeh730/
Flckes730/
Felk671,686/
Flek671,411/
Filkova671,199/
Vilk67825/
Filková67512/
Filc67308/
Flex67296/
Fehlker67162/
Fleg6759/
Felcker6744/
Fölk6741/
Fleckes6730/
Filx676/
Vlke675/
Flec674/
Flki674/
Flkp672/
Fälk672/
Viehlke671/
Filg671/
Fleq671/
Flkk671/
Fllk671/
Flqk671/
Fflk671/
Pflcker671/
Flekgue671/
Flkh671/
Filkuis670/
Fellker670/
Pfelker670/
Fleckey670/

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