Fillinger Surname

166,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fillinger Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Veljungr; from the Danish, Felling; from the Dutch, Fellinger; in the Domesday Book, Felaga; a personal name.

Fillinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1421:317,39028,990
Germany7821:102,94812,747
France3671:180,98828,195
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
Canada591:624,50251,218
Poland511:745,27061,215
Czechia441:241,67033,051
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Austria111:774,13064,097
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Fillinger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Veljungr; from the Danish, Felling; from the Dutch, Fellinger; in the Domesday Book, Felaga; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fillinger Last Name Facts

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

Fillinger occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fillinger? popularity and diffusion

Fillinger is the 166,465th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,802,902 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Fillinger live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,142 people, or 1 in 317,390. In The United States Fillinger is primarily found in: Ohio, where 16 percent live, West Virginia, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Fillinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fillinger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 709 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fillinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fillinger last name are 2.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fillinger earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.47% less than the national average, earning 230,240 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning $42,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% less than the national average, earning $44,032 CAD per year.

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