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

The last name Philippou is borne by more people in Cyprus than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philippou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Philippou is the 89,970th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,367,269 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Philippou live; 76 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name world-wide It is held by 48 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cyprus, where it is held by 3,923 people, or 1 in 226. In Cyprus Philippou is mostly concentrated in: Nicosia District, where 36 percent reside, Limassol District, where 23 percent reside and Larnaca District, where 22 percent reside. Beside Cyprus this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Philippou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Philippou are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Philippou
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis