Fils Surname

28,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Fils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti8,9641:1,192186
Rwanda4,0311:2,819692
Russia1,7821:80,87710,244
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
United States9531:380,33533,601
France6051:109,79016,381
Brazil3761:569,34721,260
Dominican Republic3001:34,7761,950
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Madagascar251:945,9932,355
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Finland121:458,05828,977
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Fils (56,183) may also be a first name.

Fils Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fils (Arabic: فلوس, Russian: Филс) is more commonly found in Haiti than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fils.

How Common Is The Last Name Fils? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 28,397th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 385,136 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Fils are found; 49 percent are found in Caribbean and 48 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Fils is also the 16,732nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 56,183 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is held by 8,964 people, or 1 in 1,192. In Haiti Fils is mostly concentrated in: Ouest, where 45 percent reside, Artibonite, where 25 percent reside and Nippes, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Haiti it exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Fils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fils surname increased 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fils Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fils last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.32% registered with the party.

The amount Fils earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $39,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.03% less than the national average, earning $36,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filse89263/
Fills89133/
Filsø8990/
Fiels8958/
Fisls895/
Filss894/
Fuils892/
Fiols892/
Filës891/
Filsz891/
Fls866/
Filles8072/
Filsch809/
Fielsø802/
Fielsz801/
Filsøe801/
Filshe801/
Fielss800/
Fels757,115/
Filz752,117/
Fles75476/
Vils75474/
Föls7566/
Filß7550/
Filx756/
Flse752/
Flsj752/
Hfls751/
Wfls751/
Flsh751/
Fyls751/
Flss751/
Fielsch7336/
Filsova736/
Fielles735/
Fillest730/
Fells672,787/
Felső67431/
Foels67234/
Filce67159/
Phils6798/
Fless6792/
Felss6755/
Felse6754/
Felsz6740/
Felsh6735/
Feels6733/
Felst6727/
Vills6723/
Flese6720/
Vijls6719/
Fölss6718/
Viels6715/
Fölsz678/
Fielz678/
Flesz675/
Flest675/
Filje674/
Feuls673/
Filch672/
Flles672/
Vilsh672/
Filze672/
Fylsh671/
Wflse671/
Fölhs671/
Félős671/
Filçe671/
Flsch671/
Filshova671/
Fuels671/
Vilss670/
Faels670/
Pfilz670/

Fils Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fils in the Russian language
Филсfils-
Fils in the Arabic language
فلوسflws-
فلساflsa-
فلسfls-

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Footnotes

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