Filoteus Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Filoteus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filoteus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Filoteus (450) may also be a first name.

Filoteus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filoteus is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Filoteus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filoteus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Filoteus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Filoteus reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Filoteus is also the 403,380th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 450 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Filoteus is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 50 percent live. Other than Tanzania Filoteus occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philoteus824/
Filotás80227/
Filotei80135/
Filotie8060/
Filotas8037/
Filetes8023/
Filotea804/
Filotis803/
Filotey802/
Vilotes801/
Filiotis7554/
Fiolates7513/
Filiotou754/
Filatush751/
Filoitis751/
Filoteya751/
Filatu7112/
Filotache711/
Filatei67155/
Filótás6742/
Filotaš6714/
Filatie676/
Filostache675/
Vilatus674/
Failatu673/
Filatea671/
Feletes671/
Faillautus671/

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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 Filoteus
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