Philys Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Philys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France601:1,107,045119,335
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Philys (109) may also be a first name.

Philys Last Name Facts

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

Philys is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philys? popularity and diffusion

Philys is the 2,460,878th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Philys live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Afro-Islamic Indian Ocean. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 109 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 1,107,045. In France Philys is most common in: Mayotte, where 52 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 37 percent are found and Occitanie, where 12 percent are found. Apart from France it exists in one country. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phillys9212/
Phillyss860/
Philis831,017/
Philes83122/
Pilays839/
Phillis773,220/
Phileas77544/
Phileus77480/
Philios77126/
Philise775/
Philuis775/
Fhillys774/
Philist773/
Phyllys772/
Philois772/
Philies771/
Philets771/
Philiss771/
Philles771/
Phielis771/
Philish771/
Phailes770/
Pilis731,990/
Piles731,331/
Pylys7325/
Pelys736/
Phillies7184/
Phillish7114/
Phillios719/
Phillisp716/
Phillise712/
Philless711/
Philleas711/
Philliss710/
Pilios67440/
Pieles67322/
Pilets67231/
Pailes67178/
Phylis67106/
Pilgis6798/
Poiles6780/
Pihlis6777/
Pilois6759/
Filyos6753/
Pilise6739/
Phelis6738/
Philix6731/
Pailis6728/
Pheles6727/
Pelysh6726/
Philex6722/
Phyles6719/
Pislis6718/
Pilais6712/
Poilis679/
Pilhes678/
Pioles678/
Pelyse676/
Pilest676/
Pehlis675/
Pileas675/
Pilish674/
Pelysz674/
Pelyts674/
Filays674/
Pelhis674/
Peleys673/
Pelays673/
Pileus672/
Pilões672/
Pielis672/
Viloys671/
Phélis671/
Phélès671/
Pilehs671/
Pilese671/
Pilesz671/
Pilies671/
Vilays671/
Piolis671/
Philez671/
Peiles671/
Fhilis671/
Petlys670/
Pilges670/
Phillisse670/
Pisles670/

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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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  • 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 Philys
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