Philadelfia Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Philadelfia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Philadelfia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Philadélfia (1) are calculated separately.

Philadelfia (23) may also be a first name.

Philadelfia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Philadelfia is found most frequently in Brazil. It may be found as a variant: Philadélfia. For other possible spellings of Philadelfia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philadelfia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Philadelfia is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Philadelfia reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Philadelfia is also the 2,239,265th most widely held given name on earth, held by 23 people.

The surname Philadelfia is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Philadelfia is primarily concentrated in: Espírito Santo, where 50 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 50 percent live. Excluding Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philadélfia971/
Philadelfio916/
Philadelphia87127/
Filadelfia86136/
Viladelfia866/
Philadellphia831/
Philedelphia782/
Filadelfio7622/
Filadélfia768/
Filadelphia733/
Feladelfio671/
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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 Philadelfia
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