Filipe Surname

3,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Filipe Surname User-submission:

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

Filipe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola96,6241:27951
Mozambique53,7651:507100
Portugal19,8531:52588
France1,2621:52,6336,924
Brazil1,0101:211,9558,171
United States4481:809,06062,242
Fiji2511:3,563644
Canada2361:156,12515,843
South Africa1841:294,44428,524
Tonga1751:613165
England1751:318,38923,763
São Tomé and Príncipe1221:1,454195
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Namibia851:28,3464,400
Spain751:623,36028,648
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Venezuela581:520,7609,798
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Australia501:539,91440,287
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
India211:36,526,923420,161
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Samoa91:21,534479
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Wales61:515,75523,171
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Macau31:200,543803
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Filipe (322,107) may also be a first name.

Filipe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- mfariacastro

Filipe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filipe (Marathi: फीलीपे, Russian: Филипе) is more commonly found in Angola than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filipe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Filipe is the 3,219th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 41,653 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Filipe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Filipe is also the 3,240th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 322,107 people.

Filipe is most commonly used in Angola, where it is carried by 96,624 people, or 1 in 279. Not including Angola Filipe exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 31 percent reside and Portugal, where 11 percent reside.

Filipe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Filipe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Filipe surname increased 44,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filipe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Filipe are 45.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 99.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Filipe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.68% more than the national average, earning R 484,020 per year; in United States they earn 23.1% more than the national average, earning $53,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $54,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filippe92365/
Filipes9271/
Filipet9216/
Filipeu927/
Filiphe924/
Filiper922/
Filipie922/
Fhilipe921/
Filiope921/
Filipep921/
Ffilipe921/
Feilipe921/
Filip9155,135/
Filipets86307/
Filippes8634/
Filipetz8623/
Fhilippe866/
Filipehs861/
Filipecz861/
Fhillipe861/
Filhippe861/
Filippie860/
Pfilippe860/
Felipe83117,966/
Filipp834,268/
Filipa832,869/
Filipi832,605/
Filips831,004/
Filipy8346/
Fhilip8322/
Filiph8315/
Filepe8315/
Filipí835/
Filiep834/
Pfilip832/
Filipt832/
Filipš832/
Félipe831/
Fulipe831/
Fihlip831/
Filispets801/
Filippi7736,956/
Felippe774,276/
Filippa772,896/
Felipez771,265/
Philipe771,245/
Felipes77468/
Filipoi77442/
Filipaj77327/
Filipps7799/
Filiphs7728/
Filipis7725/
Fhilips7724/
Filipio7720/
Feliphe7717/
Pfilips7715/
Filipsz7714/
Felipie7713/
Foilape7712/
Vailipe7710/
Filipoj778/
Filippy777/
Filipiy777/
Feliped777/
Feelipe774/
Felipee774/
Filipaa774/
Felipeh774/
Filipoa773/
Pfilipp773/
Fhillip773/
Filipai773/
Fieliep772/
Filipha772/
Vfilipp771/
Filipoy771/
Ffelipe771/
Felipei771/
Feliepe771/
Filippt771/
Filiphy771/
Fhelipe771/
Fhilype771/
Feliper771/
Felhipe771/
Felipey770/
Filipejová758/
Filipejova751/
Filep733,205/
Felip732,172/
Filev731,757/
Vilip7324/
Filib735/
Filiv734/
Félip733/
Fílip731/
Filyp731/
Philippe7189,327/
Filipova7117,112/
Filipová714,590/
Filippis711,058/
Filipich71166/
Filippiy7128/
Filipych7124/
Philipie7114/
Filippio7112/
Felippes7110/
Philiper719/
Fhelippe718/
Philipee717/
Filippoy717/
Fhillips716/
Philipes715/
Fhilippi714/
Filippoa712/
Filippoi712/
Felipper712/
Filipaja712/
Fhillipp712/
Philitpe711/
Filepets711/
Filipiss711/
Fhilipps711/
Philipea711/
Fheliphe711/
Fhillipy711/
Fhyllipe711/
Felispes711/
Philipey710/
Philip67268,819/
Filippova67111,922/
Felipa672,460/
Philippet67487/
Felipi67258/
Filipoaia67176/
Vilipp67160/
Felipp67147/
Philipper6791/
Fileev6788/
Philipeit6776/
Felepe6748/
Filippych6731/
Filepp6730/
Filippová6723/
Velipe6721/
Filippowa6719/
Failep6717/
Philippes6715/
Vulipe6714/
Filepi6714/
Fulepe6713/
Felips6712/
Filippich679/
Philippie678/
Fileph675/
Feliep674/
Feliph674/
Felipé673/
Felype673/
Filypp673/
Fileep672/
Felipê672/
Felupe672/
Philippee671/
Filebs671/
Fhelip671/
Fīlipa671/
Félipé671/
Fileiv671/
Filibs671/
Filipíová671/
Fileap671/
Felípe671/
D'felippe671/
Philhippe671/
Fhillipis671/
Fhillippi671/
Fhylip671/
Felipy671/
Fileps670/

Filipe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filipe in the Marathi language
फीलीपेphilipe50
पीलीपpilipa50
Filipe in the Russian language
Филипеfilipe-

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