Filton Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Iceland

Filton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Filton (403) may also be a first name.

Filton Last Name Facts

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

Filton (Russian: Фильтон) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Filton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Filton is the 1,290,735th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Filton live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Filton is also the 429,755th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 403 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 381,533. In South Africa Filton is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 82 percent live, Northern Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa Filton occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Filton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Filton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Filton surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Filton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.64% less than the national average, earning R 131,568 per year and in United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,988 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filtton926/
Fielton924/
Fuilton921/
Fillton921/
Figliton861/
Felton8328,177/
Vilton83167/
Fleton8311/
Fälton8311/
Filtan836/
Fltonn833/
Filtane77553/
Fletton77167/
Feltoon7737/
Philton7712/
Feltone772/
Vielton771/
Feltton770/
Feltong770/
Foelton770/
Feltoing71182/
Felltton710/
Felthonn710/
Feltan67468/
Velton67142/
Fletan6740/
Viltan6729/
Flåtan675/
Feltom673/
Fltane671/

Filton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filton in the Russian language
Фильтонfilton-

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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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  • 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 Filton
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