Phylip Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Wales

Phylip Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phylip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338

Phylip (232) may also be a first name.

Phylip Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phylip is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phylip? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phylip is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Phylip is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Phylip are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 588,797th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 232 people.

Phylip is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Phylip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Phylip has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people carrying the Phylip surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phyllip925/
Phylips924/
Phylipe922/
Phyliph921/
Phyli913/
Pylip912/
Phyllips8641/
Phylippe867/
Phylipps862/
Philip83268,819/
Phelip83322/
Phylis83106/
Paylip8332/
Pylipp8316/
Pihlip8311/
Phélip839/
Phylli834/
Phylia831/
Fhylip831/
Phylie830/
Pyli80123/
Phyllippe803/
Phillip7744,971/
Philips7736,419/
Philipp7733,627/
Philipe771,245/
Philiph771,184/
Phyllei771,068/
Phyllis771,029/
Phelipe77125/
Phyliss7730/
Phelips774/
Phyllyp774/
Phelipp773/
Philihp773/
Phylype773/
Phellip772/
Pohylyi772/
Payslip771/
Philipz771/
Bphilip771/
Pheilip771/
Phylish771/
Phéllip771/
Phaylis771/
Pihlips771/
Phylhis771/
Phili732,537/
Pylyp731,787/
Pilip731,722/
Payli73239/
Phyle73132/
Pheli7387/
Pelip7383/
Pylis7325/
Pylia7317/
Phyla7312/
Péhli737/
Pylai736/
Pehli735/
Peyli733/
Pylei733/
Phyly732/
Poyli731/
Pihli731/
Pylie730/
Phillips71671,077/
Philippe7189,327/
Philipps718,539/
Phillipe71971/
Phillipp71727/
Phelippe71271/
Philipsz7189/
Philliph7157/
Philiphs7146/
Phielipp7126/
Phellipe7121/
Philllip7111/
Philihps719/
Phillipf716/
Phillisp716/
Phylliss713/
Phillipz713/
Phellips712/
Philipth712/
Phyllype712/
Philitpe711/
Phhilips711/
Pheliphe711/
Phytilli711/
Phélippe711/
Philipsh711/
Philhipp711/
Philip's711/
Pphilips711/
Phylyppe711/
Fhyllipe711/
Pheliphs710/
Wphilips710/
Phihlips710/
Phelipps710/
Phillippe672,559/
Phillipps671,663/
Philis671,017/
Pylhui67774/
Philai67708/
Philie67463/
Philit67241/
Phelep67236/
Philio67138/
Phaili67130/
Philli67123/
Pheeli6794/
Pilipe6784/
Pihlis6777/
Philep6769/
Pilipp6763/
Pilips6762/
Piliph6762/
Philia6757/
Pelipe6749/
Philipova6746/
Philliphs6742/
Pailip6741/
Phelis6738/
Philib6736/
Pehlid6731/
Philllips6729/
Fhilip6722/
Phehli6722/
Phillipsz6720/
Phyles6719/
Poylie6717/
Paylie6717/
Phillipss6716/
Philid6715/
Poylio6713/
Phelia6712/
Phylle6710/
Pylitt679/
Pilihp677/
Paylis675/
Pehlis675/
Philipová675/
Pylhai675/
Phhillips674/
Fhayli674/
Phelai674/
Plehyi674/
Phyler673/
Phylla673/
Philliphe673/
Phillisps673/
Pylhyi673/
Pfilip672/
Phillipsh672/
Philih672/
Peliph672/
Paylai672/
Pohyle672/
Pelhyi672/
Pphillips671/
Pilhip671/
Peelip671/
Pehlij671/
Payloi671/
Puilip671/
Pheili671/
Phihli671/
Philiy671/
Phillipsj671/
Phylee671/
Paylia671/
Fhelip671/
Phélep671/
Phélie671/
Phélis671/
Peylie671/
Philipp's671/
Philluips671/
Pheuli671/
Fihlip671/
Phylet671/
Philoi671/
Phellippe671/
Philhippe671/
Phuyla671/
Pylypp671/
Phayle670/
Phelie670/
Pheyly670/
Pheliv670/
Philleips670/
Phellipps670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Phylip
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis