Filt Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Filt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1581:35,7263,717
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Filt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filt (Russian: Филт) occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Filt is the 1,155,901st most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Filt are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 35,726. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 37 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Denmark this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Mexico, where 2 percent are found.

Filt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Filt surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filtz89482/
Fielt8990/
Filts8927/
Filte892/
Fislt892/
Filth891/
Fil869,842/
Flt869/
Filtch808/
Filtts801/
Fieldt801/
Fillts800/
Fiel7517,173/
Felt756,012/
Fiol755,771/
Fill752,382/
Fält752,084/
Vilt751,030/
Flet75387/
Filp75178/
Fihl75158/
Fild75146/
Flåt75118/
Fisl7531/
Filh7530/
Flte7512/
Filì7510/
Fylt758/
Fldt754/
Fælt753/
Fuil752/
Fflt751/
Fltp751/
Fltz751/
Fgil751/
Pflt751/
Fllt751/
Fijl751/
Pfil750/
Filtova738/
Field6784,070/
Felts679,311/
Flett678,144/
Feldt675,308/
Flete672,810/
Fäldt67731/
Fl67505/
Fälth67372/
Pfiel67261/
Fiehl67246/
Felte67184/
Fleth67119/
Flått67119/
Felth6789/
Vildt6777/
Flæte6774/
Feltt6769/
Flåte6764/
Pfihl6760/
Åfelt6751/
Filcz6746/
Fylts6743/
Fiell6742/
Filds6714/
Fellt6713/
Pfill6710/
Flets6710/
Faelt6710/
Fuihl679/
Øfelt679/
Fløtt678/
Philt678/
Fælth675/
Filpp675/
Fültz672/
Filttova672/
Föltz672/
Filhd672/
Fylte671/
Feltd671/
Viltd671/
Filld671/
Figli671/
Fældt671/
Vielt671/
Viltė671/
Fledt670/
Fioll670/
Filph670/
Fuild670/
Filzs670/
Fildd670/

Filt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filt in the Russian language
Филтfilt-

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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 Filt
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