Philipu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Philipu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philipu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Philipu (17) may also be a first name.

Philipu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philipu is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Philipu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Philipu live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 17 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Morobe, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 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
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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 Philipu
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