Philippou Surname

89,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Philippou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philippou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus3,9231:22625
England5511:101,12210,652
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Australia1851:145,92315,562
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Greece701:158,28325,926
Akrotiri and Dhekelia501:15740
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
France181:3,690,151224,666
Wales101:309,45316,869
Austria91:946,15970,786
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Philippou (48) may also be a first name.

Philippou Last Name Facts

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

Philippou is held by more people in Cyprus than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Philippou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,970th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,367,269 people. The last name Philippou occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Philippou reside; 76 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Philippou is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname Philippou is most frequently used in Cyprus, where it is borne by 3,923 people, or 1 in 226. In Cyprus it is most prevalent in: Nicosia District, where 36 percent are found, Limassol District, where 23 percent are found and Larnaca District, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Cyprus this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Philippou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Philippou surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Philippou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.97% more than the national average, earning R 380,148 per year; in United States they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $54,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phillippou9518/
Philippous952/
Philippoue951/
Philippoux951/
Philippo941,603/
Philipou9437/
Philippu942/
Philippot896,480/
Philippus89669/
Phillippo89421/
Philippoz89179/
Phillipou89138/
Philippos8920/
Philipous8912/
Philippoy893/
Pfilippou891/
Philitpou891/
Philiopou891/
Philipo8871,975/
Philipu8811/
Pilippu8810/
Pilippo881/
Philippouová862/
Philippaux8486/
Phillippus8437/
Phillippot845/
Phillippos843/
Phillippau843/
Filippou825,750/
Phillipo824,976/
Philipos824,283/
Philipus821,120/
Philipot82774/
Philippa82636/
Philipho82184/
Phelippo8211/
Pilipous827/
Pilippos823/
Philipoo821/
Phillipu821/
Pilippot821/
Pilipo80200/
Pilipu8022/
Philippault8016/
Phillippeau804/
Phillipus782,569/
Phelippot78231/
Philippas7891/
Philippat7886/
Phillipos7853/
Phillippa7827/
Philiphus7819/
Phillipot7816/
Philipeau7810/
Philipott788/
Philippie788/
Philipaud787/
Philippee781/
Filippous781/
Pheilipus781/
Phílippos781/
Philipaux781/
Philippai781/
Filipppou781/
Pheleppou781/
Phillipho780/
Filippo754,369/
Pilipus75311/
Philipa7590/
Filipou7560/
Pilipos7522/
Filippu7519/
Phelipo752/
Phylipo751/
Piliput751/
Filippaiou74169/
Phillippie74137/
Philippeit7488/
Phillippay7413/
Phillippee748/
Phelippaud744/
Phélippeau744/
Phillipeau742/
Philippeis741/
Philipault741/
Phillipots741/
Phillipott741/
Phileppeau741/
Philliphus741/
Phillipaus740/
Filippus71691/
Filippos71426/
Phelipot71237/
Phillipa7198/
Philipai7122/
Philipas7117/
Philipie7114/
Philipee717/
Filippoy717/
Filippot716/
Philipat716/
Phelipus714/
Philipha714/
Phélipot713/
Filippoa712/
Filippoi712/
Philispa711/
Filippoz711/
Philipea711/
Philipae711/
Filipous711/
Pihlipos711/
Philipey710/
Philepot710/
Phelippeaux7016/
Phelippeaud709/
Phillipeaux707/
Phillipotts702/
Phellippeau701/
Filipo673,335/
Phelipeau67329/
Pilipa6783/
Philipeit6776/
Filipu6734/
Phillepus6725/
Fhillipus6720/
Peelippos678/
Vilipo675/
Phillipas673/
Filipposs673/
Philipash673/
Phillipee672/
Phillipie672/
Phelipaud672/
Philipiya671/
Pelipo671/
Phélipeau671/
Phillipott's671/
Phillipôt671/
Filipaiou671/
D'filippo671/
Pelipu671/
Phillipat670/

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