Phyllis Surname

353,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Phyllis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phyllis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6561:552,52945,649
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Canada661:558,26746,632
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Australia511:529,32739,816
Israel241:356,56829,419
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England101:5,571,806158,774
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
China61:227,886,92811,701
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Guyana31:254,07411,262
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Phyllis (494,717) may also be a first name.

Phyllis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phyllis (Hindi: फिलिस, Marathi: िफलीस, Oriya: ଫିଲିସ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phyllis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 353,738th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,082,163 people. The surname Phyllis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Phyllis are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Phyllis is also the 2,043rd most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 494,717 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 656 people, or 1 in 552,529. In The United States Phyllis is most frequent in: New York, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phyllis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Phyllis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Phyllis surname grew 65,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phyllis Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Phyllis are 0.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.1% registered with the party.

The amount Phyllis earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.35% less than the national average, earning R 158,376 per year; in United States they earn 18.86% less than the national average, earning $35,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phylliss933/
Phylis92106/
Phylli924/
Phllis923/
Phillis863,220/
Phyllei861,068/
Phyliss8630/
Phyllip865/
Phylles863/
Phyllys862/
Phellis861/
Phylise861/
Phylish861/
Phaylis861/
Phylhis861/
Pylis8325/
Phlis835/
Phyli833/
Phillies8084/
Phillish8014/
Phillios809/
Phillisp806/
Phillise802/
Phyllice801/
Phytilli801/
Phyloise801/
Philliss800/
Philis771,017/
Philli77123/
Pylios7794/
Pihlis7777/
Phllip7752/
Phelis7738/
Fyllis7730/
Phyles7719/
Phylle7710/
Phylip777/
Phylix776/
Paylis775/
Pehlis775/
Phylla773/
Phliss771/
Phllei771/
Phylia771/
Phélis771/
Phlies770/
Phlles770/
Phylie770/
Pechellis753/
Phillisse750/
Phli73593/
Pyli73123/
Phillip7144,971/
Philios71126/
Phillai7135/
Phillie7126/
Phillys7112/
Phillit7111/
Phillia718/
Philuis715/
Poylios715/
Philise715/
Philist713/
Peillis713/
Phylice713/
Phellip712/
Payliss712/
Philois712/
Phillid712/
Pohylyi712/
Philiss711/
Philies711/
Philish711/
Philles711/
Phillio711/
Phyliph711/
Phylley711/
Phellix711/
Phéllip711/
Phielis711/
Phlliph711/
Phellie711/
Paillis711/
Phelles710/
Pyles679,988/
Phili672,537/
Pilis671,990/
Phlit671,959/
Pelis671,612/
Phillipp67727/
Phlip67467/
Pichelli67399/
Phlai67373/
Phlic67267/
Payli67239/
Phyle67132/
Pheli6787/
Pichilli6785/
Phloi6773/
Philliph6757/
Phlix6754/
Fylli6729/
Phelisse6727/
Pylys6725/
Paillies6723/
Pylia6717/
Pechilli6713/
Phyla6712/
Philllip6711/
Phlia678/
Péhli677/
Phillipf676/
Phillice676/
Pechelli676/
Pylai676/
Pehli675/
Peyli673/
Pylei673/
Pylip672/
Phyly672/
Poyli671/
Phelgais671/
Philleas671/
Petellis671/
Phles671/
Pihli671/
Vllis671/
Fphillip671/
Paillise671/
Phoellie671/
Phlys671/
Phetelli671/
Pailliss671/
Philless671/
Phlla671/
Wphli671/
Phlie670/
Phillyss670/
Pylie670/

Phyllis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phyllis in the Hindi language
फिलिसphilisa-
Phyllis in the Oriya language
ଫିଲିସphilisa-
Phyllis in the Marathi language
िफलीसiphalisa72.73
फीलीसphilisa9.09
फायिलसphayilasa9.09
पायलीसpayalisa9.09

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Footnotes

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