Philosophy Surname
Approximately 617 people bear this surname
Philosophy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 616 | 1:124,647 | 11,522 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Philosophy (49) may also be a first name.
Philosophy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philosophy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Philosophy is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Philosophy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Philosophy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Philosophy is the 525,631st most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. Philosophy occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Philosophy are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Philosophy is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 49 people.
This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 616 people, or 1 in 124,647. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 27 percent are found, Fars Province, where 16 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Iran Philosophy is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophe | 90 | 77 | / |
| Philosophi | 90 | 19 | / |
| Philosopher | 86 | 114 | / |
| Philosophie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Philasopha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Philasophie | 76 | 4 | / |
| Pilasopa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Filosofiy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Filosofi | 56 | 99 | / |
| Filosofa | 56 | 12 | / |
| Filocope | 56 | 3 | / |
| Filozopa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Filosofìa | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Philosophy
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