Theofil Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Haiti

Theofil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theofil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Haiti181:593,55010,971
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Theofil (613) may also be a first name.

Theofil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theofil (Hindi: थेओफिल, Oriya: େଥଓଫିଲ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theofil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Theofil live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 337,379th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 613 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 601,609. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 78 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theofiel931/
Theofill931/
Theofild931/
Teofil92229/
Theofel86126/
Thiofil863/
Teofiel861/
Theophil806,180/
Theofeld8016/
Theófilo8011/
Tiofil7739/
Teofel772/
Teofilova75511/
Theophiel7539/
Teofilová7524/
Theophill758/
Theophild755/
Teophil71282/
Theophel6748/
Thiophil6711/
Theophyl672/
Tyofl671/
Thyophil671/
Theóphilo639/
Teafel621/
Tyophil5726/
Tjoflåt5716/
Tiophil5712/
Teafell570/

Theofil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theofil in the Hindi language
थेओफिलthe'ophila-
Theofil in the Oriya language
େଥଓଫିଲetha'ophila50
େତଓଫିଲeta'ophila50

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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 Theofil
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