Filippou Surname

84,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Filippou Surname User-submission:

This surname is Greek in origin. Filippou comes from the two Greek words Filos (φιλος), meaning 'friend' or 'lover' in Greek and the word ippos (ιππος), meaning 'horse'. Thus, the meaning behind this surname is 'horse lover' or 'horse riding lover'.

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Filippou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,8621:2,279156
Cyprus5361:1,651214
Australia1161:232,72221,885
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Filippou (33) may also be a first name.

Filippou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is Greek in origin. Filippou comes from the two Greek words Filos (φιλος), meaning 'friend' or 'lover' in Greek and the word ippos (ιππος), meaning 'horse'. Thus, the meaning behind this surname is 'horse lover' or 'horse riding lover'.

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Filippou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filippou is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filippou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,074th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,267,399 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Filippou live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 33 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 4,862 people, or 1 in 2,279. In Greece Filippou is most prevalent in: Attica, where 36 percent live, Thessaly, where 22 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 14 percent live. Not including Greece this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Filippou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Filippou are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Filippou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 434.35% more than the national average, earning R 1,269,820 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $55,178 CAD per year.

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