Philton Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Philton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France71:9,488,960336,266
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Philton (176) may also be a first name.

Philton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philton occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Philton is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Philton reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 687,834th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 176 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 9,488,960. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 100 percent live. Aside from France Philton occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Philton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Philton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Philton surname contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Philton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Philton surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelton865/
Pilhton862/
Phulton861/
Phylton861/
Pailton861/
Filton77176/
Vilton77167/
Pulton7793/
Pleton773/
Filtton716/
Fielton714/
Fuilton711/
Vielton711/
Fillton711/
Pelleton673/
Petleton671/
Figliton671/
Pilletan671/

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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 Philton
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