Teophil Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Teophil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teophil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2691:196,80916,828
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Teophil (1,342) may also be a first name.

Teophil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Teophil (Hindi: तेओफिल, Oriya: େତଓଫିଲ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Teophil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 933,049th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Teophil reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Teophil is also the 214,367th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 1,342 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 196,809. In Tanzania Teophil is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 43 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 43 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theophil936,180/
Teophile93430/
Theophile8828,709/
Theophiel8839/
Theophill888/
Theophild885/
Tyophil8626/
Tiophil8612/
Teopile861/
Theophille8295/
Theoophile821/
Theophel8048/
Tiophile8038/
Thiophil8011/
Theophyl802/
Theopile802/
Teopisil801/
Thyophil801/
Teofil77229/
Teople772/
Theóphilo759/
Theofil71111/
Teofiel711/
Theople710/
Theofiel671/
Theofill671/
Theofild671/
Teofilova63511/
Teofilová6324/
Tiofil6239/
Teofel622/
Tiople621/
Theofel57126/
Tjapile574/
Thiofil573/
Tiapile571/
Theofeld5316/
Theófilo5311/
Thyapile532/
Tyhapile531/
Tyofl501/

Teophil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teophil in the Hindi language
तेओफिलte'ophila-
Teophil in the Oriya language
େତଓଫିଲeta'ophila94.01
େତଓଫିଲ୍eta'ophil1.8
େତଫିଲetaphila1.2
ତିଓଫିଲti'ophila0.6

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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 Teophil
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