Philliston Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Philliston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philliston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Philliston (5) may also be a first name.

Philliston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philliston occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Philliston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philliston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Philliston live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 5 people.

The surname Philliston is most widely held in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Philliston is most common in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Philliston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Philliston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Philliston surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Philliston
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