Filsan Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Djibouti
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Filsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Maldives71:57,7392,642
India51:153,413,076951,030
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Filsan (15,316) may also be a first name.

Filsan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filsan (Hindi: फिल्सन, Russian: Филсан) is found most in Djibouti. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Filsan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filsan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Filsan is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Filsan are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Filsan is also the 45,732nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 15,316 people.

Filsan is most frequent in Djibouti, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 9,149. Apart from Djibouti Filsan occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent live and The Maldives, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filsjean8681/
Filsaine868/
Filson833,206/
Vilsan831,563/
Filcan83434/
Filzan8336/
Flesan833/
Filsen833/
Felsan831/
Filjan831/
Felsian77110/
Vilsain7712/
Felshan7710/
Vilshan7710/
Fillson773/
Fielsen772/
Fleshan772/
Felsane771/
Flessan771/
Filsien771/
Vilsann771/
Filsham771/
Filgian771/
Filtcan770/
Fljan732/
Fleshamn713/
Villesan711/
Philshan710/
Filleson710/
Felsen67734/
Felson67666/
Filzen67376/
Vîlsan67286/
Vilsen67219/
Felcan67207/
Feljan67118/
Velsan6757/
Flæsen6729/
Fölsen6727/
Flejan679/
Felzan677/
Flecan676/
Filsom676/
Filjon674/
Flezan672/
Filzon672/
Filsonova671/
Fleson671/

Filsan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filsan in the Hindi language
फिल्सनphilsana-
Filsan in the Russian language
Филсанfilsan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filsan
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