Philly Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Philly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Philly (2,571) may also be a first name.
Philly Demographics
Average Male Philly Height
176.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Philly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Philly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﻠﻰ) is found most frequently in Botswana. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Philly click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Philly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,252,959th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Philly reside; 31 percent reside in Southern Africa and 31 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 145,205th most frequent forename globally, held by 2,571 people.
The last name Philly is most frequent in Botswana, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Outside of Botswana this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.
Philly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Philly has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Philly surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Philly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Philly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻴﻠﻰ | fyly | - |
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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 Philly
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