Filkow Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Filkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Filkow Last Name Facts

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

Filkow occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filkow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Filkow reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Filkow is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 90 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Filkow Last Name Statistics demography

Filkow earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.02% less than the national average, earning $41,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fielkow9233/
Filkov831,291/
Vilkow831/
Fylkow831/
Filkof831/
Filkova771,199/
Filkoff7750/
Filkovs776/
Fiolcow771/
Fiolkova712/
Vilkov676,408/
Fylkov6794/
Filcov6721/
Felkov6719/
Velkow6712/
Felków671/
Vilkof671/
Flekov671/

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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 Filkow
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