Philifert Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Philifert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philifert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France351:1,897,792163,564
Switzerland91:912,54658,198

Philifert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Philifert has its highest incidence in France. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Philifert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Philifert are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Philifert is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,897,792. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 86 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 3 percent reside. Other than France Philifert exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filifer754/
Philiphart742/
Paillefert741/
Paillefer672/
Filiferova631/
Vilefort59204/
Felifort591/
Pelefere591/
Felaifer591/
Pealifard5612/
Faillefer561/
Feliferova536/

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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 Philifert
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