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 last name Philosophy has its highest incidence in Iran. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Philosophy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 525,631st most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. Philosophy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Philosophy reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Philosophy is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name globally, held by 49 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 124,647. In Iran it is primarily found 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. Not including Iran Philosophy occurs 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
- 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 Philosophy
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