Filo Surname

65,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Filo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Slovakia9041:5,903508
United States7171:505,52242,461
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Poland4931:77,09712,005
Brazil4641:461,36717,485
Czechia4401:24,1673,757
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Italy1491:410,44845,491
Colombia1431:334,0845,986
Albania1071:27,2344,372
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
South Africa751:722,36951,132
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Canada641:575,71247,839
Lebanon631:89,4785,665
Australia631:428,50333,982
Solomon Islands611:9,5091,630
Argentina491:872,31556,573
France461:1,443,972140,296
Slovenia451:55,2828,759
India381:20,185,931296,209
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Greece301:369,32650,921
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Belgium211:547,45951,586
England191:2,932,529101,561
Austria171:500,90847,931
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Serbia151:476,33019,508
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Israel91:950,84857,975
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Tonga41:26,828461
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Samoa41:48,452659
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Belize11:355,4743,977
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Filó (777) are calculated separately.

Filo (7,657) may also be a first name.

Filo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filo (Hindi: फिलो, Russian: Фило) is found most frequently in Angola. It can occur as: Filó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,702nd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 959,645 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Filo live; 27 percent live in Southern Africa and 26 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Filo is also the 73,144th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 7,657 people.

Filo is most frequent in Angola, where it is borne by 1,972 people, or 1 in 13,686. Outside of Angola it is found in 82 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Filo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Filo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Filo last name grew 2,988 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Syriac Catholic (64%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Filo last name are 8.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Filo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 116.17% more than the national average, earning €64,917 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning R 257,184 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning $26,121,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $48,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $48,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filó92777/
Filho8934,123/
Filio894,033/
Filos891,383/
Filot89421/
Filou89371/
Fihlo89320/
Filgo89212/
Failo89195/
Fiolo89167/
Feilo8994/
Filyo8960/
Filoa8960/
Fielo8939/
Filoz8918/
Filop896/
Filoj894/
Filoo894/
Filoh892/
Filoi891/
Fhilo891/
Fuilo891/
Foilo891/
Filod891/
Filoy891/
Filios801,192/
Filhos80380/
Figlio80209/
Filous80196/
Fielou80167/
Filouš80119/
Filiot80105/
Faillo8094/
Filoux8067/
Failou8065/
Filott8058/
Filyos8053/
Failos8033/
Filouh8027/
Filhou8026/
Filoth8025/
Filoch8023/
Failoj806/
Failoo806/
Filoić805/
Failot804/
Fhilou804/
Fiolho804/
Filotz803/
Filhop802/
Failoa802/
Filois802/
Filouz802/
Filgoy802/
Fhilot802/
Filost801/
Feilos801/
Failuo801/
Filhoo801/
Filhot801/
Filhoa801/
Fuillo801/
Failgo801/
Failod801/
Filiod801/
Filots801/
Fioloh801/
Fiolou801/
Fielio800/
Filyoe800/
Filleo800/
Foilio800/
Fila7515,771/
Vilo753,503/
Fulo753,417/
Felo753,050/
Fylo75135/
Fleo7531/
Félo751/
Filá751/
Faillot73171/
Feillou7338/
Ficello7330/
Foillot7320/
Filaova733/
Filóová733/
Faillos732/
Fisello731/
Fetillo731/
Figliuo731/
Filosch731/
Filouss731/
Fesillo731/
Filuoch731/
Filioou731/
Faila6733,796/
Filha675,914/
Philo672,853/
Fihla672,715/
Filas671,967/
Fiola671,885/
Filia671,512/
Fullo671,313/
Filah671,143/
Vailo67575/
Felio67527/
Fuila67467/
Filya67409/
Filat67296/
Pfila67226/
Feloo67215/
Failouss67170/
Fiela67163/
Vilio67151/
Felos67121/
Filhó67115/
Feloy67109/
Fulio67100/
Failliot6793/
Failloux6785/
Filap6781/
Felou6777/
Voilo6775/
Foila6761/
Feloj6756/
Feloi6745/
Felot6745/
Fitla6737/
Filač6736/
Faylo6734/
Feulo6729/
Fuloh6726/
Viloo6726/
Filaz6726/
Filatowa6724/
Fisla6722/
Fuluo6719/
Feylo6718/
Viluo6717/
Vihlo6716/
Veilo6715/
Filós6714/
Filad6713/
Felho6712/
Fuloi6712/
Fuelo6711/
Felyo6711/
Foilliot6711/
Feila6710/
Vielo678/
Filau677/
Feelo676/
Filga675/
Viloi675/
Fyolo674/
Fylot674/
Fuloo673/
Fehlo673/
Feloa673/
Fylos673/
Fuggillo673/
Fylyo673/
Fylod672/
Fiscello672/
Fileu672/
Fylho672/
Viloy672/
Fűlop672/
Fioła672/
Fiolà672/
Felgo672/
Fhila672/
Feloh672/
Fajlo671/
Fhulo671/
Fijla671/
Filaa671/
Fyslo671/
Félio671/
Filhouch671/
Fihlaowa671/
Filaś671/
Filás671/
Fetlo671/
Fiolá671/
Fa'ailoa671/
Fulou671/
Feloz670/

Filo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filo in the Hindi language
फिलोphilo85.29
फीलोphilo11.76
फिलोमीनphilomina2.94
Filo in the Russian language
Филоfilo-

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