Phillai Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Phillai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Phillai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phillai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phillai is carried by more people in Singapore than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phillai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,323,005th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Phillai are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most frequent in Singapore, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 183,590. Besides Singapore this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Phillai
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