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

The last name Filz (Russian: Филз) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Filz is the 197,721st most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,442,393 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Filz live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,080 people, or 1 in 74,542. In Germany Filz is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 19 percent are found and Italy, where 9 percent are found.

Filz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Filz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Filz last name grew 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Filz surname 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filz
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