Philly Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Philly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
France201:3,321,136213,627
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Israel91:950,84857,975
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Philly (2,571) may also be a first name.

Philly Last Name Facts

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

Philly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﻠﻰ) is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philly? popularity and diffusion

Philly is the 1,252,959th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Philly occurs predominantly 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 commonly used given name on earth, held by 2,571 people.

Philly is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Barring Botswana Philly occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Philly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Philly has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Philly last name declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philley921,344/
Philloy922/
Phillya921/
Phily91452/
Phielley861/
Poilly83619/
Philay83497/
Philli83123/
Pailly8388/
Philla8343/
Phaily838/
Phille837/
Philey837/
Peilly837/
Philya832/
Philiy831/
Phlley831/
Phelly831/
Pily80127/
Phly8049/
Phillip7744,971/
Phillis773,220/
Pailley77306/
Phuilay7744/
Phillai7735/
Philler7733/
Puilley7733/
Peilley7729/
Phillie7726/
Phillit7711/
Philaya7710/
Puillya7710/
Phillet779/
Phillia778/
Phailla774/
Phailoy774/
Phillep773/
Phillid772/
Phellyp772/
Pitelly772/
Phelley771/
Philles771/
Phillio771/
Phylley771/
Phaille771/
Puillay771/
Phieloy771/
Phieley770/
Phillea770/
Philled770/
Pilay735,551/
Phila732,722/
Phili732,537/
Paily731,525/
Piloy73651/
Filly73641/
Piliy73587/
Pilyo73428/
Piluy73338/
Phloy73299/
Phile73212/
Pilya73142/
Phlay73118/
Piley73113/
Pioly7368/
Phely7341/
Phlya7327/
Pilyi7321/
Pehly7315/
Piely734/
Phluy734/
Pilyp732/
Phyly732/
Puily731/
Peily731/
Phély731/
Poily731/
Pisly731/
Phlla731/
Pitly730/
Phillipp71727/
Pichilli7185/
Philliph7157/
Phillish7114/
Pechilli7113/
Philllip7111/
Phillipf716/
Phillisp716/
Paheilay714/
Phellypp712/
Philleas711/
Fphillip711/
Phytilli711/
Pheillez711/
Pechille711/
Philless711/
Philliss710/
Philip67268,819/
Paille672,856/
Pailla672,351/
Puilya672,038/
Filley671,135/
Philis671,017/
Filloy67746/
Philai67708/
Pailey67527/
Pailay67489/
Philie67463/
Villey67383/
Phaila67270/
Philit67241/
Peille67227/
Pilyay67191/
Paillé67190/
Puille67159/
Philio67138/
Phiela67137/
Puiley67130/
Phaili67130/
Villay67125/
Philes67122/
Puilay67121/
Phlyay67103/
Pheely6770/
Philep6769/
Peilay6767/
Philia6757/
Phllip6752/
Pehely6751/
Pheley6749/
Phaile6749/
Philet6747/
Phuila6745/
Pilaya6733/
Poiley6725/
Phella6724/
Pailli6722/
Pilgay6721/
Pailoy6720/
Pailya6718/
Philid6715/
Pioliy6711/
Phylle6710/
Pilyai679/
Pilays679/
Pilaiy678/
Peschilli677/
Pitliy676/
Pitley676/
Piliay675/
Philer675/
Pisley675/
Philea675/
Phiele674/
Phylli674/
Pilytė674/
Phllis673/
Phylla673/
Peilli673/
Peilla673/
Philee673/
Fillyp673/
Poilay673/
Fillay673/
Pilaay672/
Phelle672/
Philih672/
Pilyoy672/
Fillya672/
Phealy671/
Puilla671/
Peiley671/
Pheili671/
Phihli671/
Pittly671/
Phllei671/
Pehlay671/
Peully671/
Phileu671/
Pilahy671/
Piolay671/
Pioley671/
Piloiy671/
Poilli671/
Pilyaj671/
Peally671/
Paaily671/
Philez671/
Pheila671/
Philoi671/
Phliay671/
Fhlley671/
Fielly670/
Pieley670/
Pheyly670/
Pehley670/
Pheile670/
Fuilly670/
Phlles670/
Phiole670/

Philly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻴﻠﻰfyly-

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