Filon Surname

181,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Filon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus6491:14,6402,336
Russia3391:425,14240,569
Romania3281:61,2137,394
Greece2101:52,7618,729
Poland1931:196,93726,427
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Lithuania1031:29,4625,187
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
France671:991,384111,008
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
England381:1,466,26563,675
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Fílon (1) & Filoń (1) are calculated separately.

Filon (383) may also be a first name.

Filon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filon (Marathi: िफलोन, Russian: Филон) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Fílon or Filoń. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 181,955th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,118,334 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Filon are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 37 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Filon is also the 442,958th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 383 people.

The last name Filon is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 649 people, or 1 in 14,640. In Belarus Filon is primarily concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 32 percent reside, Gomel Region, where 24 percent reside and Minsk Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Belarus this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent reside and Romania, where 14 percent reside.

Filon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Filon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Filon surname grew 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 543 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Filon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (69%) in Belarus and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Filon surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Filon earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.54% more than the national average, earning $52,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.18% less than the national average, earning $30,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fílon931/
Filoń931/
Filion918,762/
Failon91311/
Filhon91273/
Filoon91118/
Filone91110/
Filohn9136/
Fielon9129/
Filoun9117/
Fihlon9113/
Feilon915/
Filyon914/
Filgon912/
Filoin911/
Fislon911/
Filond911/
Fiolon911/
Fitlon910/
Faillon83257/
Faislon8359/
Feillon8344/
Filosin8325/
Feilong8320/
Failone834/
Filocin834/
Filione832/
Feilion832/
Failoun831/
Foillon831/
Filonne831/
Failoon831/
Filleon830/
Foileon830/
Filhoen830/
Fylon80969/
Filan80949/
Vilon80442/
Filun80370/
Felon80254/
Fulon8092/
Fiłon805/
Fleon803/
Filom801/
Filonova779,000/
Faillone7759/
Fuiliong771/
Feillion771/
Filiocin771/
Filleone771/
Filonová771/
Fullon731,530/
Filian731,353/
Filane73563/
Philon73424/
Faylon73321/
Filand73296/
Vailon73230/
Filant73197/
Felion73189/
Felong73180/
Failan73128/
Filyan73102/
Felone7370/
Filanc7340/
Vilhon7338/
Viloin7337/
Vilion7337/
Filhan7325/
Foilom7324/
Failun7317/
Feylon7310/
Filaun736/
Filuhn736/
Filiun734/
Filang734/
Fuilan733/
Feilan733/
Veilon732/
Fislan732/
Filiom732/
Fielan732/
Fulion732/
Pfelon731/
Fitlan731/
Felgon731/
Felyon731/
Voilon731/
Fealon731/
Fuelon731/
Viloon731/
Fajlon731/
Foilun731/
Foylon731/
Filann731/
Filyun731/
Fhilan731/
Flehon731/
Fitlom731/
Fiolan731/
Filgan731/
Feloen731/
Felont731/
Fehlon731/
Feloon730/
Feulon730/
Foilan730/
Feelon730/
Fetlon730/
Filionova7146/
Filounová7113/
Filyonova717/
Filonnova713/
Filounova711/
Veillon673,210/
Philion67986/
Fajloun67737/
Filiang67301/
Fulloon67239/
Philone67207/
Vaillon67161/
Fijlane67137/
Vuillon67133/
Fihlane6787/
Fullion6767/
Fejloun6762/
Fislian6747/
Feiland6739/
Veilhon6735/
Philoon6727/
Failane6727/
Filandt6720/
Felione6716/
Felhoen6714/
Filatin6712/
Faylond678/
Failang677/
Filyand676/
Philong675/
Faislan674/
Filahan673/
Filiand673/
Fylohyn673/
Phailon672/
Voillon672/
Fihlang672/
Filiane672/
Feilian672/
Filasin671/
Fithlan671/
Figlian671/
Faijlan671/
Failand671/
Vielion671/
Faillan671/
Failoum671/
Filatyn671/
Filyang671/
Filhane671/
Filianc671/
Fitland671/
Philyon670/
Fetleon670/
Fuilang670/

Filon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filon in the Marathi language
िफलोनiphalona57.14
िफलॉनiphalona42.86
Filon in the Russian language
Филонfilon-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filon
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