Fillion Surname

42,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Fillion Surname User-submission:

The Fillion surname is derived from the Old French fillon, a diminutive of fils, from the Latin filius, meaning 'youngest son' of a family. In Canada, the altered form Filion also exists but it is rare in France.

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Fillion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7,4481:4,947720
France2,9881:22,2302,583
United States1,7021:212,96120,789
Palestine1171:38,8794,563
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
England171:3,277,533109,658
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Fillion (15) may also be a first name.

Fillion Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Fillion surname is derived from the Old French fillon, a diminutive of fils, from the Latin filius, meaning 'youngest son' of a family. In Canada, the altered form Filion also exists but it is rare in France.

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Fillion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fillion (Arabic: فيليون) is found most frequently in Canada. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fillion click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fillion? popularity and diffusion

Fillion is the 42,109th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 587,611 people. Fillion occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Fillion are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Fillion is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name in the world, held by 15 people.

The surname Fillion is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 7,448 people, or 1 in 4,947. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 79 percent are found, Ontario, where 8 percent are found and Manitoba, where 6 percent are found. Not including Canada this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Fillion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fillion has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fillion surname increased 3,868 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fillion Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Fillion are 5.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fillion earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $42,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fillione933/
Fillon925,556/
Fillin92168/
Fllion921/
Fillone86792/
Filling86615/
Villion86491/
Fellion86303/
Filloon86207/
Fillian86138/
Fiellin8623/
Fillina8610/
Filliom861/
Fillien861/
Flion8369/
Fllin831/
Phillion80330/
Filliang8028/
Viellion8021/
Feullion800/
Fillonne800/
Villon7712,883/
Fellin771,695/
Villin77358/
Fellon77354/
Figlin7779/
Fillan7736/
Fillen7710/
Fällin775/
Fillim773/
Fllinn771/
Fllint771/
Fillinova752/
Flin73950/
Flon73736/
Filn733/
Flln731/
Felling711,028/
Fylling71798/
Fülling71761/
Villien71713/
Fellone71441/
Fölling71374/
Felloun71240/
Følling71151/
Villian71126/
Villoen7186/
Villoin7177/
Filland7145/
Fillyan7144/
Fillang7135/
Fälling7134/
Phillon7117/
Fellina7116/
Vellion7115/
Phillin7114/
Fiellen7112/
Villijn7110/
Fælling719/
Villlon717/
Fiellan715/
Fillyna714/
Fellien713/
Fellian713/
Viellon712/
Fillane712/
Filliam712/
Feullin711/
Fellonn711/
Fellong711/
Fillemn711/
Felloon710/
Pfellin710/
Fillaen710/
Filllan710/
Flint6738,181/
Flinn6710,457/
Fling671,420/
Flont67535/
Floen67338/
Flonk67100/
Flond6795/
Flohn6783/
Flonc6768/
Phillian6765/
Fillancq6748/
Flind6739/
Flone6721/
Flian6719/
Flong6718/
Villn6717/
Vlion6713/
Flina6712/
Phellion6710/
Flimn678/
Fllan673/
Fleon673/
Floyn672/
Floun672/
Philling672/
Flyon672/
Floon671/
Phillone671/
Filnn671/
Flihn671/
Flisn671/
Flonn671/
Felln671/
Wfilliam671/
Fellinne671/
Pfelling671/
Phillina671/
Fillahan671/
Filnd671/
Fliñn671/
Flonh671/
Fellingk671/
Feelling670/
Fillyane670/
Flien670/
Filne670/
Phillien670/

Fillion Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fillion in the Arabic language
فيليونfylywn-

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Fillion Reference & Research

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