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

The surname Fillinger is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fillinger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,465th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,802,902 people. The surname Fillinger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Fillinger are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Fillinger is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,142 people, or 1 in 317,390. In The United States Fillinger is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 16 percent are found, West Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Fillinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fillinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fillinger surname grew 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 with the political 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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