Filshill Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Scotland

Filshill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filshill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:143,9706,132

Filshill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filshill is carried by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filshill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Filshill reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,516,639. In Chile Filshill is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 71 percent are found, Los Ríos Region, where 14 percent are found and Valparaíso Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Chile it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Scotland, where 19 percent are found.

Filshill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Filshill has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Filshill last name fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filsill930/
Filsell80552/
Fleshell751/
Filchell750/
Filchel6752/
Fleshel6744/
Vilsell6711/
Flsl671/
Fälschle63105/
Flessell633/
Filchelt630/
Felsl62170/
Fölsl624/
Flesselle59122/
Flschettl591/
Flechl57323/
Flessl572/
Flessel53251/
Filzele534/
Felslet531/
Philsyl531/
Flegell530/
Fljl501/
Flcl501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filshill
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis