Philipho Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Philipho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 183 | 1:289,298 | 22,476 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Philipho (65) may also be a first name.
Philipho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philipho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Philipho is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Philipho? popularity and diffusion
The last name Philipho is the 1,252,959th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Philipho reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Philipho is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name internationally, held by 65 people.
The last name Philipho is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 289,298. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 40 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 1 percent live.
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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 Philipho
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