Filz Surname

197,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Filz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0801:74,5429,437
Austria4041:21,0783,303
Italy2001:305,78338,187
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
France481:1,383,807136,859
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England101:5,571,806158,774
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Filz Last Name Facts

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

Filz (Russian: Филз) is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Filz is the 197,721st most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,442,393 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Filz are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,080 people, or 1 in 74,542. In Germany Filz is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 19 percent reside and Italy, where 9 percent reside.

Filz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Filz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Filz last name are 9.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Filz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.28% less than the national average, earning $37,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $48,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filtz89482/
Filcz8946/
Fielz898/
Filze892/
Filsz891/
Pfilz890/
Filzs890/
Flz864/
Fillez8032/
Fieltz8010/
Fieldz803/
Fielsz801/
Fils7518,922/
Felz75679/
Vilz75332/
Filc75308/
Filß7550/
Flez7528/
Fölz7520/
Fülz757/
Filx756/
Flzs751/
Fltz751/
Wflz751/
Fldz751/
Flzd751/
Flzp751/
Flzt751/
Feltz674,234/
Viltz67387/
Filse67263/
Filce67159/
Fills67133/
Foelz67118/
Filsø6790/
Fiels6758/
Filci6752/
Felsz6740/
Faelz6729/
Filts6727/
Filds6714/
Fölze6711/
Vielz6710/
Villz6710/
Fölsz678/
Felcz676/
Flesz675/
Fisls675/
Filje674/
Filss674/
Philz673/
Fiols672/
Feldz672/
Fletz672/
Föltz672/
Fültz672/
Fuils672/
Filch672/
Fellz671/
Fledz671/
Felze671/
Filçe671/
Filcs671/
Filës671/
Fleze670/

Filz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filz in the Russian language
Филзfilz-

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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 Filz
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