Filleter Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Filleter Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) the French Fillâtre, earlier (Le) Fil(l)astre = (the) Stepson [Old French fil(l)astre, L.Lat, filiaster, a stepson; Latin fili-us, a son + the suff.

-aster] Bardsley’s ‘a maker of fillets,' although not an unreasonable conclusion in view of the scanty information which he had, is sufficiently disproved by Mr.

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Filleter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Filleter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) the French Fillâtre, earlier (Le) Fil(l)astre = (the) Stepson [Old French fil(l)astre, L.Lat, filiaster, a stepson; Latin fili-us, a son + the suff.

-aster] Bardsley’s ‘a maker of fillets,' although not an unreasonable conclusion in view of the scanty information which he had, is sufficiently disproved by Mr. Ed. Filliter’s exhaustive ‘Memoir of the Filliter Family’ (1907).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Filleter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filleter is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Filleter.

How Common Is The Last Name Filleter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Filleter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Filleter reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,631,828. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent live.

Filleter Last Name Statistics demography

Filleter earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning $60,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fillete931/
Fillette88792/
Filliter8832/
Fillater881/
Filliete881/
Felleter880/
Fleter86126/
Filliette82248/
Filliater8286/
Felleiter8250/
Felletter8246/
Felletier822/
Fillister821/
Villete801,545/
Fleiter80582/
Floeter80413/
Fleuter80297/
Flejter80293/
Filleti80265/
Fletter80264/
Flester80112/
Fleeter8074/
Flether8058/
Flieter8030/
Fleyter8012/
Fellete805/
Flehter801/
Foilter800/
Fillety800/
Flete772,810/
Villette757,833/
Filletti75200/
Fleshter7564/
Flechter7561/
Floether7554/
Fliether7540/
Fletherz756/
Villiete754/
Pflester751/
Flettere751/
Fletther751/
Villetea751/
Fleitere751/
Fellette751/
Fiollite751/
Pfleiter750/
Fleister750/
Fleather750/
Viellete750/
Villetee750/
Fletes718,163/
Flöter711,823/
Flater711,075/
Flette71200/
Fleite71199/
Fliter71125/
Fletez7187/
Floter7176/
Villatier7156/
Flethe7124/
Villiette7124/
Viellette7121/
Fleute7117/
Fletre7115/
Fleyshter7114/
Flyter7113/
Flechther7112/
Flleti713/
Fleste713/
Fleete712/
Fletir712/
Fleisther711/
Fletet711/
Felleitre711/
Velletier711/
Fleyte711/
Fletee711/
Fleijster711/
Fliete711/
Fellister710/
Philliter710/
Fleites677,861/
Flitter67803/
Flister67554/
Flather67542/
Flatter67499/
Flöther67379/
Vletter67267/
Felleti67137/
Fluiter6782/
Flayter6770/
Flethes6754/
Fleştea6752/
Flother6750/
Fleytes6743/
Flettre6739/
Flestea6735/
Flötert6720/
Vellete6712/
Flodter6711/
Flyater6711/
Flethez678/
Fleethe678/
Villeti676/
Flettes675/
Fluyter675/
Villite675/
Fleischter675/
Fletterová673/
Flotter673/
Fletterova672/
Fleitez671/
Fletees671/
Fletess671/
Fleuthe671/
Fleștea671/
Flettte671/
Floteur671/
Phillister671/
Fellite671/
Fleatje670/
Villety670/
Fleetheart670/
Fleitey670/

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