Phlilips Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Phlilips Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phlilips Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Phlilips Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phlilips is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phlilips? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Phlilips are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Phlilips is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Phlilips is mostly found in: Osun, where 80 percent live and Ekiti, where 20 percent live. Other than Nigeria Phlilips exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phililips947/
Phlilip9310/
Phlilps933/
Phillilips891/
Phililps888/
Plilip8611/
Phillilps8230/
Philllips8229/
Plhillips821/
Pluillips821/
Phlilibus821/
Pliliph801/
Phlilbus751/
Phlileb671/
Fleluip530/

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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 Phlilips
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