Phylis Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Phylis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phylis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Phylis (23,180) may also be a first name.

Phylis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phylis is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phylis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phylis is the 1,785,358th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Phylis live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,843rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 23,180 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 72 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 9 percent live and Busia County, where 4 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phylis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phyllis921,029/
Phyliss9230/
Phylise921/
Phylish921/
Phaylis921/
Phylhis921/
Pylis9125/
Phyli913/
Phylliss863/
Phyloise861/
Philis831,017/
Pylios8394/
Pihlis8377/
Phelis8338/
Phyles8319/
Phylip837/
Phylix836/
Paylis835/
Pehlis835/
Phylli834/
Phylia831/
Phélis831/
Phylie830/
Pyli80123/
Phillis773,220/
Phyllei771,068/
Philios77126/
Phyllip775/
Philuis775/
Poylios775/
Philise775/
Philist773/
Phylles773/
Phylice773/
Payliss772/
Phyllys772/
Philois772/
Pohylyi772/
Philiss771/
Philies771/
Philish771/
Phyliph771/
Phellis771/
Phielis771/
Pyles739,988/
Phili732,537/
Pilis731,990/
Pelis731,612/
Payli73239/
Phyle73132/
Pheli7387/
Pylys7325/
Pylia7317/
Phyla7312/
Péhli737/
Pylai736/
Pehli735/
Peyli733/
Pylei733/
Pylip732/
Phyly732/
Poyli731/
Pihli731/
Fylis731/
Pylie730/
Phillies7184/
Phelisse7127/
Phillish7114/
Phillios719/
Phillisp716/
Phillise712/
Phelgais711/
Phyllice711/
Phytilli711/
Philliss710/
Philip67268,819/
Pylhui67774/
Philai67708/
Pelais67623/
Phelix67521/
Philie67463/
Pilios67440/
Peslis67378/
Phelip67322/
Pelois67316/
Pehlic67299/
Philit67241/
Pelish67177/
Philio67138/
Phaili67130/
Philli67123/
Philes67122/
Pilgis6798/
Pheeli6794/
Fehlis6792/
Philys6761/
Pilois6759/
Philia6757/
Pelise6754/
Pilise6739/
Paylip6732/
Pylets6732/
Philix6731/
Pehlid6731/
Philic6730/
Pailis6728/
Pheles6727/
Phehli6722/
Pislis6718/
Poylie6717/
Paylie6717/
Pylipp6716/
Philid6715/
Poylio6713/
Phelia6712/
Pilais6712/
Pihlip6711/
Phylle6710/
Pelios6710/
Pylitt679/
Poilis679/
Phélip679/
Pelixs679/
Vaylis676/
Pylhai675/
Pilish674/
Pylest674/
Payles674/
Pelhis674/
Fhayli674/
Phylex674/
Phelai674/
Plehyi674/
Phyler673/
Phylla673/
Pechellis673/
Phelic673/
Petlis673/
Paylic673/
Pylhyi673/
Voylis672/
Pielis672/
Peyles672/
Philih672/
Ppelis672/
Pehlič672/
Paylai672/
Pohyle672/
Pelhyi672/
Pehlij671/
Payloi671/
Pheili671/
Phihli671/
Philiy671/
Phylee671/
Bpyles671/
Fhilis671/
Pealis671/
Paylia671/
Phélie671/
Phélès671/
Peulis671/
Peylie671/
Pilies671/
Pheuli671/
Piolis671/
Pélois671/
Faylis671/
Phylet671/
Philoi671/
Phuyla671/
Fhylip671/
Phayle670/
Poyles670/
Pyleus670/
Phelie670/
Peleis670/
Pheyly670/
Phillisse670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phylis
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