Filipus Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Filipus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filipus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2961:8,1401,573
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Filipus (3,149) may also be a first name.

Filipus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filipus is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filipus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 607,405th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Filipus are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 128,208th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 3,149 people.

The surname Filipus is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 8,140. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Oshikoto Region, where 37 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 30 percent live and Omusati Region, where 21 percent live. Besides Namibia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filippus93691/
Fihlipus934/
Filipous931/
Filipu9234/
Fhillipus8820/
Filippous881/
Filiopous881/
Filipos861,694/
Filipou8660/
Felipus8644/
Filiput8641/
Filipau8619/
Vilipus8619/
Filippu8619/
Filipeu867/
Filepus862/
Filiphu861/
Filippou805,750/
Philipus801,120/
Filippos80426/
Vilippus8046/
Felippus8014/
Fileppus8010/
Filiputt805/
Filiposh801/
Filipó7720/
Filepu779/
Filipů773/
Felipu771/
Philippus75669/
Philiphus7519/
Philipous7512/
Filipposs753/
Filipppou751/
Pfilippou751/
Pheilipus751/
Filipuche751/
Vilipuu7147/
Philipu7111/
Felippu719/
Felipos718/
Filipoz715/
Philipouse713/
Philippous712/
Felipuz711/
Filephu711/
Felipou711/
Philipos674,283/
Philipou6737/
Feliputt6710/
Phelipus674/
Feliphos672/
Philippu672/
Felippos672/
Filippoz671/

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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 Filipus
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