Felipe Surname

4,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Felipe Surname User-submission:

From the given name Filipe, the Portuguese version of Philip, of Greek origin ("horse lover").

Felipe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico30,5551:4,062548
Brazil25,5501:8,379521
Philippines21,3901:4,733379
Spain10,2121:4,578569
Guatemala5,2371:3,071475
United States4,5941:78,8989,006
Peru3,6901:8,6141,264
Cuba3,4821:3,309437
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
Bolivia2,6001:4,083612
Dominican Republic1,8801:5,549566
Argentina1,8481:23,1301,925
Colombia7281:65,6242,975
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Venezuela3991:75,6993,121
Nicaragua2771:21,7371,008
Chile2761:63,8282,681
France2261:293,90645,015
Portugal2171:48,0102,732
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Uruguay1191:28,8383,324
Panama1051:37,2602,014
Iraq941:372,5716,843
England881:633,16037,224
Ecuador831:191,6377,732
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Paraguay581:124,7712,739
El Salvador581:109,3771,681
Australia491:550,93340,757
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Honduras321:275,5142,595
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Guam251:6,405908
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
India81:95,883,173728,828
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
China71:195,331,65210,124
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Palau11:21,643223
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Montserrat11:4,947471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Felipé (3), Felipê (2), Félipe (1), Felípe (1) & Félipé (1) are calculated separately.

Felipe (1,586,713) may also be a first name.

Felipe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the given name Filipe, the Portuguese version of Philip, of Greek origin ("horse lover").

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Felipe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Felipe (Arabic: فليبي, Russian: Фелипе) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Felipé, Felipê, Félipe, Felípe or Félipé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felipe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,787th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,777 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Felipe live; 30 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Hispano-North America. Felipe is also the 442nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,586,713 people.

This surname is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 30,555 people, or 1 in 4,062. In Mexico it is mostly found in: México, where 20 percent live, Oaxaca, where 18 percent live and Veracruz, where 16 percent live. Besides Mexico it exists in 88 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 18 percent live.

Felipe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Felipe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Felipe surname expanded 114,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felipe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Felipe are 42.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Felipe earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 26.85% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,180 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.28% less than the national average, earning $20,596,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.93% less than the national average, earning $38,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.7% less than the national average, earning $41,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felipé943/
Felipê942/
Félipe941/
Felípe941/
Felippe924,276/
Felipez921,265/
Felipes92468/
Feliphe9217/
Felipie9213/
Feliped927/
Feelipe924/
Felipee924/
Felipeh924/
Ffelipe921/
Felipei921/
Feliepe921/
Fhelipe921/
Feliper921/
Feilipe921/
Felhipe921/
Felipey920/
Felip912,172/
Félipé891/
Felippes8610/
Fhelippe868/
Felipper862/
Fheliphe861/
Felispes861/
Filipe83174,959/
Felipa832,460/
Felipi83258/
Felipp83147/
Felepe8348/
Velipe8321/
Felips8312/
Feliep834/
Feliph834/
Falipe834/
Felype833/
Felupe832/
Fhelip831/
Felipy831/
D'felippe801/
Felippi771,668/
Felippa77476/
Filippe77365/
Phelipe77125/
Filipes7771/
Felipps7730/
Filipet7716/
Felaphe7715/
Filipeu777/
Felepes776/
Felípez775/
Filiphe774/
Felipis774/
Feleppe773/
Feulepe773/
Filiper772/
Filipie772/
Felipio772/
Fieliep772/
Fhelipy772/
Vealipe771/
Fhilipe771/
Filiope771/
Filipep771/
Ffilipe771/
Fhelipi771/
Fhelipp771/
Fhellip771/
Felhipp771/
Filip7355,135/
Velip7318,322/
Feleb731,695/
Felib7326/
Feliv738/
Felep737/
Felev736/
Félip733/
Felyp733/
Fílip731/
Felíp731/
Filipets71307/
Phelippe71271/
Felipova7169/
Filippes7134/
Felippio7125/
Filipetz7123/
Felippis718/
Fhilippe716/
Fhellype715/
Felipich712/
Fhelyphe712/
Filipehs711/
Pheliphe711/
Filipecz711/
Fhillipe711/
Fhellipi711/
Fhellipy711/
Fhyllipe711/
Filhippe711/
Filippie710/
Pfilippe710/
Filipp674,268/
Filipa672,869/
Filipi672,605/
Filips671,004/
Phelip67322/
Folepe67231/
Valipe67122/
Veliph6752/
Filipy6746/
Fhilip6722/
Filiph6715/
Filepe6715/
Feleev6714/
Velipi6714/
Felippova6713/
Falipi6711/
Volipe679/
Felepi676/
Filipí675/
Filiep674/
Felepa674/
Felypy673/
Velepe672/
Pfilip672/
Filipt672/
Filipš672/
Filispets671/
Veluip671/
Falupe671/
Felypp671/
Phelippes671/
Fīlipa671/
Feelib671/
Fihlip671/
Felaib671/
Feleeb671/
Fhelyp671/
Fhylip671/
Felypa671/
Felepy671/

Felipe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felipe in the Russian language
Фелипеfelipe-
Felipe in the Arabic language
فليبيflyby-
فيليبـيfylyby-
فيليبيfylyby-

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