Filipu Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Filipu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filipu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania91:323,78416,217
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Filipů (3) are calculated separately.

Filipu (17) may also be a first name.

Filipu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filipu has its highest incidence in Albania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Filipů. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filipu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Filipu is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Filipu reside; 50 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 29 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name in the world, held by 17 people.

The surname Filipu is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 323,784. In Albania Filipu is primarily found in: Korçë County, where 56 percent live, Vlorë County, where 33 percent live and Berat County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Albania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent live and Bulgaria, where 18 percent live.

Filipu Last Name Statistics demography

Filipu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.55% less than the national average, earning R 24,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filipů943/
Filipus92510/
Filipou9260/
Filiput9241/
Filipau9219/
Filippu9219/
Filipeu927/
Filiupu923/
Filiphu921/
Filippou865,750/
Filippus86691/
Filiputt865/
Fihlipus864/
Filipous861/
Filipó8320/
Filepu839/
Felipu831/
Fhillipus8020/
Filipppou801/
Pfilippou801/
Filippous801/
Vilipuu7747/
Felipus7744/
Philipu7711/
Felippu779/
Filepus772/
Felipou771/
Filephu771/
Felipuz771/
Philipus711,120/
Philipou7137/
Felippus7114/
Fileppus7110/
Feliputt7110/
Philippu712/
Philippou675,330/
Philippus67669/
Fulepu6769/
Philiphus6719/
Felepu6715/
Philipous6712/
Philipaud677/
Philiopou671/
Philitpou671/
Philipaux671/
Pheilipus671/
Felupu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filipu
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