Filippou Surname
Approximately 5,750 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameFilippou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4,862 | 1:2,279 | 156 |
| Cyprus | 536 | 1:1,651 | 214 |
| Australia | 116 | 1:232,722 | 21,885 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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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