Philaretou Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Philaretou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philaretou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus611:14,5061,654
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England21:27,859,030389,889
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154

Philaretou Last Name Facts

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

Philaretou is found most in Cyprus. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philaretou? popularity and diffusion

Philaretou is the 2,185,341st most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Philaretou occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Philaretou live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Cyprus, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 14,506. In Cyprus Philaretou is primarily concentrated in: Limassol District, where 44 percent are found, Nicosia District, where 33 percent are found and Paphos District, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Cyprus it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Philaretou Last Name Statistics demography

Philaretou earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.92% less than the national average, earning R 218,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filaretou8474/
Philaritos801/
Filareto78150/
Filaretos7444/
Filaretto7419/
Peleretou741/
Filairatou701/
Filoreto6758/
Pilarita6739/
Filereto6729/
Pelareta674/
Filarato671/
Pularatu671/
Vailoretto601/
Velaharethu571/
Pelarita5619/
Pelerato561/
Filyarita532/
Pularatha531/

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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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  • 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 Philaretou
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