Filson Surname
Approximately 3,206 people bear this surname
Filson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,830 | 1:198,065 | 19,512 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 62 | 1:71,449 | 5,226 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 435 | 1:115,445 | 11,380 |
Filson (286) may also be a first name.
Filson Demographics
Average Male Filson Height
176.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Filson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Filson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Filson (Russian: Фильсон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Filson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 139,425th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,273,096 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Filson reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Filson is also the 523,065th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 286 people.
Filson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,830 people, or 1 in 198,065. In The United States Filson is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 10 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Filson exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Filson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Filson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Filson surname increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,620 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 925 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Filson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Filson last name is predominantly Presbyterian (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Filson last name are 21.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.21% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Filson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $47,055 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fillson | 92 | 3 | / |
| Filleson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Felson | 83 | 666 | / |
| Filsan | 83 | 126 | / |
| Filsom | 83 | 6 | / |
| Filjon | 83 | 4 | / |
| Filsen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Filzon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fleson | 83 | 1 | / |
| Filsonova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Philson | 77 | 1,285 | / |
| Filzone | 77 | 7 | / |
| Felscon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fislzon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fielsen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Felsone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Filsien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feulson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Flcon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Felleson | 71 | 29 | / |
| Vihlsson | 71 | 9 | / |
| Filgioun | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fllesgon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Felssone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vilsan | 67 | 1,563 | / |
| Felsen | 67 | 734 | / |
| Filcan | 67 | 434 | / |
| Filzen | 67 | 376 | / |
| Vilsen | 67 | 219 | / |
| Filcun | 67 | 102 | / |
| Felcon | 67 | 46 | / |
| Filzan | 67 | 36 | / |
| Flæsen | 67 | 29 | / |
| Fölsen | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fellesson | 67 | 23 | / |
| Philleson | 67 | 12 | / |
| Flesan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Felsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filjan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felsom | 67 | 0 | / |
Filson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Filson in the Russian language | ||
| Фильсон | filson | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Filson
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