Philippi Surname

48,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Philippi Surname User-submission:

Greek for 'lover of horses'. Popular in Cyprus as a fictitious surname used in Cyprian books, television, and film. Popular name in the Mediterranean during the 8th-12th centuries.

Philippi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3511:15,0451,973
United States2,3691:153,00115,694
Brazil1,1421:187,4567,236
France5521:120,33118,187
Netherlands4741:35,6275,974
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Austria841:101,37414,603
Chile681:259,0667,750
Canada671:549,93446,038
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
England221:2,532,63991,802
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

Philippi (151) may also be a first name.

Philippi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Greek for 'lover of horses'. Popular in Cyprus as a fictitious surname used in Cyprian books, television, and film. Popular name in the Mediterranean during the 8th-12th centuries.

- bphilippi92

Philippi Last Name Facts

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

Philippi is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Philippi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philippi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,833rd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 691,156 people. The surname Philippi is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Philippi reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 749,223rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 151 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,351 people, or 1 in 15,045. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saarland, where 27 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Philippi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Philippi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Philippi surname increased 995 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Philippi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Philippi surname are 9.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Philippi earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 32.91% more than the national average, earning 459,962 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $46,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.71% more than the national average, earning $61,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phillippi942,818/
Philippis9427/
Philippie948/
Philippai941/
Philipi9396/
Pilippi931/
Phillippie89137/
Philippeit8988/
Phillippis892/
Philippeis891/
Phillioppi891/
Philippich891/
Philippe8889,327/
Philippa88636/
Phillipi88274/
Philippy88187/
Philipai8822/
Philippé8822/
Philipie8814/
Fhilippi884/
Philipis883/
Phelippi881/
Pailippi881/
Phileppi880/
Philiphi880/
Pilipi8636/
Phillippe822,559/
Philippet82487/
Phillippy82170/
Philipper8291/
Philipeit8276/
Phillipis8233/
Phillippa8227/
Philippes8215/
Philipich8214/
Philippoy823/
Phillipie822/
Philyppis822/
Philipitt821/
Philippee821/
Philuppie821/
Philliphi821/
Philhippe821/
Fhillippi821/
Philleppi820/
Filippi8036,956/
Philipe801,245/
Philipa8090/
Pilipid8034/
Pilipis8023/
Pilippe8014/
Pilipie8013/
Philipy807/
Pilipai806/
Philipj801/
Pilipei801/
Philypi801/
Phelipi801/
Philippeth7891/
Phillipich7852/
Philippets7817/
Phillippay7813/
Phillippee788/
Phillipeit787/
Phillippes782/
Filippis751,058/
Phillipe75971/
Phillipy75302/
Phelippe75271/
Phillipa7598/
Pilipich7548/
Filippiy7528/
Filippio7512/
Philiper759/
Philipee757/
Phylippe757/
Phileppe756/
Fhilippe756/
Pilipiej756/
Philipes755/
Philipha754/
Philyppe753/
Filippoi752/
Philitpe751/
Philuppy751/
Pilipish751/
Pailipie751/
Phellipi751/
Pailippé751/
Phélippe751/
Philipea751/
Phelipii751/
Phelippy751/
Philipey750/
Filippie750/
Pfilippe750/
Philiphy750/
Filipi712,605/
Pilipe7184/
Pilipa7183/
Phillipes7131/
Phillipet7110/
Pulipi719/
Filippich719/
Pilipaits716/
Pelipi714/
Philliphe713/
Phyllippe713/
Phillipee712/
Philleppe711/
Philliper711/
Phillyppe711/
Pilepi711/
Phelippes711/
Phellippe711/
Fhillipis711/
Phelleppi710/
Filippa672,896/
Felippi671,668/
Filipoi67442/
Filippe67365/
Phelipe67125/
Fileppi6791/
Pilipey6786/
Phelipa6777/
Filipis6725/
Filipio6720/
Piliper6715/
Pilipay677/
Filippy677/
Filipiy677/
Phelippett674/
Viluppi674/
Filipai673/
Pilipet672/
Filipie672/
Pelippe672/
Phelipy672/
Phylipe672/
Philype671/
Fhilipe671/
Pailepi671/
Pelipid671/
D'Filippis671/
Filipep671/
Pailipa671/
Fhelipi671/
Philepe670/
Philupe670/

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