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Where Does The Last Name Filya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Filya (Russian: Филя) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Filya.

How Common Is The Last Name Filya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 714,947^th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Filya reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 154,519^th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 2,320 people.

The surname Filya is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 491,888. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 23 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent are found and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 6 percent are found. Not including Russia Filya occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 12 percent are found and Belarus, where 10 percent are found.

Filya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Filya surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 51.72% being registered with the political party.