Phidelis Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Phidelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phidelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5771:91,7539,189
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Phidelis (2,082) may also be a first name.

Phidelis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phidelis (Oriya: ଫିେଦଲିସ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phidelis? popularity and diffusion

Phidelis is the 525,631st most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. Phidelis occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Phidelis live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Phidelis is also the 165,094th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 2,082 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 91,753. In Tanzania Phidelis is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 29 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 23 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Phidelis is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phidelis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Phidelis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phidelis in the Oriya language
ଫିେଦଲିସphiedalisa75
ଫିେଦଲିସ୍phiedalis25

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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
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  • 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 Phidelis
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