Filker Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Filker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Filker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filker (Russian: Филькер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Filker reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Filker is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 22 percent are found, Oregon, where 20 percent are found and Ohio, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent are found and Belarus, where 8 percent are found.

Filker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Filker last name increased 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Filker are 15.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Filker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $51,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fielker9269/
Fillker925/
Flker911/
Filckert861/
Felker839,238/
Fölker83181/
Fälker83112/
Vilker8386/
Fleker8316/
Filcer832/
Fëlker831/
Flecker77743/
Foelker77289/
Fehlker77162/
Filcher7763/
Felcker7744/
Felkert7735/
Felkere7734/
Felkier7724/
Faelker7711/
Vilkher7711/
Fyolker776/
Vielker772/
Vilcker772/
Pflcker771/
Fellker770/
Felkger770/
Pfelker770/
Feulker770/
Fleckher710/
Velker67845/
Felkerová6710/
Vylker676/
Vølker676/
Flecer675/
Felcer674/
Vlcker673/
Flcher672/
Felkir672/

Filker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filker in the Russian language
Филькерfilker-

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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 Filker
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