Philib Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Philib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Philib (38) may also be a first name.

Philib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philib (Oriya: ଫିଲିବ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philib? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Philib is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Philib are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 48 percent live, Gombe, where 22 percent live and Nasarawa, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philibs922/
Pilib912/
Phillibs861/
Philip83268,819/
Philif8317/
Philiw831/
Pailib831/
Phillip7744,971/
Philips7736,419/
Philipp7733,627/
Philipe771,245/
Philiph771,184/
Philihp773/
Phillif771/
Philipz771/
Philiev771/
Philebs771/
Pheilip771/
Bphilip771/
Philiof770/
Philife770/
Pilip731,722/
Piliw7367/
Pilif738/
Pulib738/
Filib735/
Pileb731/
Pilyb731/
Phillips71671,077/
Philippe7189,327/
Philipps718,539/
Phillipe71971/
Phillipp71727/
Philipsz7189/
Philliph7157/
Philiphs7146/
Phielipp7126/
Philllip7111/
Philihps719/
Phillisp716/
Phillipf716/
Phillipz713/
Philipth712/
Philhipp711/
Philipsh711/
Phhilips711/
Philitpe711/
Pphilips711/
Philip's711/
Wphilips710/
Phihlips710/
Phillippe672,559/
Phillipps671,663/
Piliev67574/
Phelip67322/
Pilipe6784/
Philep6769/
Pilipp6763/
Piliph6762/
Pilips6762/
Philipova6746/
Philliphs6742/
Pailip6741/
Philllips6729/
Fhilip6722/
Phillipsz6720/
Phillipss6716/
Pihlip6711/
Phélip679/
Phylip677/
Pilihp677/
Philipová675/
Piliff675/
Phhillips674/
Philliphe673/
Phillisps673/
Phillipsh672/
Pfilip672/
Pphillips671/
Piliov671/
Puilip671/
Fhilif671/
Philhippe671/
Filibs671/
Pelaib671/
Phillipsj671/
Philluips671/
Philipp's671/
Philleips670/
Philef670/
Pheliv670/
Philliffe670/

Philib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philib in the Oriya language
ଫିଲିବphiliba-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Philib
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