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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filoteus? popularity and diffusion

Filoteus is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Filoteus live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 403,380th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 450 people.

The last name Filoteus is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Filoteus is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 50 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent are found.

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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