Philotheou Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Philotheou Surname User-submission:

The Philotheou surname means 'lover of God'. It comes from the words philos, meaning 'lover', and theos, meaning 'God'.

Philotheou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus661:13,4071,555
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Philotheou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Philotheou surname means 'lover of God'. It comes from the words philos, meaning 'lover', and theos, meaning 'God'.

- christinaphilotheou

Philotheou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philotheou is carried by more people in Cyprus than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philotheou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Philotheou live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Philotheou is most frequently occurring in Cyprus, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 13,407. In Cyprus it is most numerous in: Nicosia District, where 79 percent are found and Limassol District, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Cyprus Philotheou occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Philotheou Last Name Statistics demography

Philotheou earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75% less than the national average, earning R 59,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philotheo951/
Philotheos901/
Philoteo894/
Filotheou8457/
Philothea842/
Piloteo822/
Piloteau781/
Filotheos741/
Filoteo712,461/
Pilotea711/
Peloteau6710/
Peleteou671/
Filosteo671/
Feloteo59100/
Pelotea5989/
Fileteo595/
Filotea594/
Pelateo592/
Filateo591/
Filotio591/
Pilotia591/
Vilotiha563/
Peleteju561/
Pilattyath501/

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