Philister Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Philister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 39 | 1:1,184,100 | 35,048 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Philister (4,735) may also be a first name.
Philister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Philister is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Philister? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Philister occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Philister reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Philister is also the 99,498th most common given name on earth, held by 4,735 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,184,100. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 23 percent are found, Nandi County, where 23 percent are found and Siaya County, where 23 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillister | 95 | 1 | / |
| Philioster | 95 | 1 | / |
| Philiste | 94 | 2 | / |
| Pilister | 94 | 1 | / |
| Phelister | 89 | 14 | / |
| Phylister | 89 | 8 | / |
| Philyster | 89 | 1 | / |
| Philliter | 89 | 0 | / |
| Piliste | 88 | 28 | / |
| Pelister | 82 | 427 | / |
| Vilister | 82 | 36 | / |
| Filister | 82 | 12 | / |
| Philitte | 82 | 2 | / |
| Philisti | 82 | 1 | / |
| Philista | 82 | 1 | / |
| Phileite | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pulister | 82 | 1 | / |
| Philites | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pilite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pilittere | 78 | 16 | / |
| Piliterre | 78 | 1 | / |
| Phylyster | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pelisster | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pullister | 78 | 0 | / |
| Peliter | 75 | 37 | / |
| Pilites | 75 | 11 | / |
| Viliste | 75 | 1 | / |
| Philita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piliote | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pileter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Felister | 71 | 729 | / |
| Pelitier | 71 | 53 | / |
| Pelitere | 71 | 42 | / |
| Pelester | 71 | 35 | / |
| Piletere | 71 | 28 | / |
| Pilested | 71 | 24 | / |
| Pelistre | 71 | 5 | / |
| Velister | 71 | 4 | / |
| Philitti | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phelista | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pilishti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vilester | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pelhiter | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pelieter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filester | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filistea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelitter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pailitie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poilitte | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phillita | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pulester | 71 | 0 | / |
| Philestoire | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pelite | 67 | 167 | / |
| Vilite | 67 | 32 | / |
| Filite | 67 | 21 | / |
| Piliti | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pilita | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pilestedt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pilete | 67 | 8 | / |
| Philaitis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pelietier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peiletier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Philitich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poiliotte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peleester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philetuis | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Philister
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