Phelister Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Phelister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phelister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Phelister (1,483) may also be a first name.

Phelister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phelister is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelister? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phelister reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Phelister is also the 202,014th most common first name globally It is held by 1,483 people.

The surname Phelister is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Phelister is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 69 percent reside and Kisii County, where 31 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

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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 Phelister
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