Philif Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Philif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Philif (25) may also be a first name.
Philif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Philif is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Philif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Philif are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Philif is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 25 people.
The surname Philif is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 50 percent live, Gombe, where 42 percent live and Bauchi, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria Philif occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillif | 92 | 1 | / |
| Philife | 92 | 0 | / |
| Philiof | 92 | 0 | / |
| Pilif | 91 | 8 | / |
| Phillipf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Philib | 83 | 36 | / |
| Piliff | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fhilif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Philiw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Philef | 83 | 0 | / |
| Philliffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Philiph | 77 | 1,184 | / |
| Philiev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Piliw | 73 | 67 | / |
| Filif | 73 | 52 | / |
| Pilib | 73 | 2 | / |
| Philliph | 71 | 57 | / |
| Philiphs | 71 | 46 | / |
| Piliev | 67 | 574 | / |
| Piliph | 67 | 62 | / |
| Philliphs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pailef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Filifs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Philliphe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Filife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pailib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pileff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piliov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petlif | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phillefsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pheliv | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Philif
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