Phill Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Phill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Philip,' from the nick. Phil.

1601. Edward Phill, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

Phill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
Papua New Guinea741:110,18514,934
Trinidad and Tobago721:18,9442,251
Guyana591:12,9191,804
England191:2,932,529101,561
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France41:16,605,680368,153
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Phill (10,410) may also be a first name.

Phill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Philip,' from the nick. Phil.

1601. Edward Phill, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Phill Last Name Facts

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

Phill is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phill? popularity and diffusion

Phill is the 473,192nd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Phill live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Phill is also the 59,652nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 10,410 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 1,029,713. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 18 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 10 percent are found.

Phill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Phill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Phill surname grew 2,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Phill surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Phill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $52,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phillp91491/
Phille917/
Pheill912/
Phil893,280/
Phll892/
Phillph832/
Philllp831/
Pichill831/
Phaille831/
Phillhp830/
Phillpp830/
Philp8011,601/
Pille808,561/
Pheil80390/
Peill80263/
Phile80212/
Phiel80156/
Phail80145/
Puill8090/
Paill8046/
Phyll8037/
Philh8018/
Pfill8010/
Phijl8010/
Philt808/
Pijll806/
Phell805/
Phuil802/
Phild802/
Pitll801/
Phiol801/
Phllp801/
Poill800/
Peachill771/
Phissell771/
Pischill770/
Phl7560/
Paille732,856/
Peille73227/
Puille73159/
Pitell7374/
Pisell7351/
Phisel7351/
Philph7349/
Phaile7349/
Petill7345/
Phylle7310/
Pichil739/
Phicil737/
Philpp735/
Pfeill733/
Pechil732/
Pillhe732/
Philhp732/
Phelle732/
Pheilp731/
Phiehl731/
Phaijl731/
Pahail731/
Paheil731/
Picell731/
Phaail731/
Phailt731/
Phitel731/
Pisill731/
Phisil731/
Pheile730/
Phellp730/
Pheall730/
Pfhiel730/
Pile6710,051/
Peil674,044/
Pail672,614/
Vill672,517/
Fill672,382/
Pijl671,597/
Puil67546/
Poil67313/
Pitl67199/
Phyl67153/
Péhl67103/
Paichil6797/
Pilh6765/
Pittell6764/
Phel6746/
Phle6736/
Pechell6720/
Plle6718/
Poisell678/
Philova674/
Pichell674/
Physell672/
Phaisel672/
Peschil671/
Paggill671/
Pahaile671/
Puichil671/
Pjhl671/
Pjll671/
Phjl671/
Pfll671/
Phaisil671/
Wphl671/
Hphl671/
Hfll671/
Pettill670/
Pissell670/
Pfil670/
Piscell670/
Pfhl670/
Puisell670/
Phfl670/

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