Theophil Surname

78,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Theophil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theophil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,7211:9,2541,211
Germany2471:325,93332,466
Haiti671:159,4616,681
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Benin121:861,30044,192
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India91:85,229,487684,495
England61:9,286,343223,652
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Theophil (11,412) may also be a first name.

Theophil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Theophil (Bengali: থিওফিল, Marathi: िटओफील, Oriya: େଥଓଫିଲ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theophil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Theophil is the 78,997th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,179,215 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Theophil reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 56,040th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 11,412 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,721 people, or 1 in 9,254. In Tanzania Theophil is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 60 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 4 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent live and Haiti, where 1 percent live.

Theophil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Theophil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Theophil last name increased 311 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Theophil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Theophil surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Theophil earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $39,346 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theophile9428,709/
Theophiel9439/
Theophill948/
Theophild945/
Teophil93282/
Theophille8995/
Theoophile891/
Teophile88430/
Theophel8848/
Thiophil8811/
Theophyl882/
Theopile882/
Thyophil881/
Theóphilo829/
Theofil80111/
Tyophil8026/
Tiophil8012/
Teopile801/
Theople800/
Tiophile7538/
Theofiel751/
Teopisil751/
Theofill751/
Theofild751/
Teofil71229/
Teople712/
Theofel67126/
Thiofil673/
Teofiel671/
Theofeld6316/
Theófilo6311/
Thyapile632/
Tyhapile631/
Teofilova59511/
Teofilová5924/
Tiofil5739/
Teofel572/
Tiople571/
Tjapile534/
Tiapile531/

Theophil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theophil in the Bengali language
থিওফিলthi'ophila-
Theophil in the Oriya language
େଥଓଫିଲetha'ophila51.43
େତଓଫିଲeta'ophila14.29
ଥିଓଫିଲthi'ophila5.71
େତଇଫିଲeta'iphila2.86
ତିୟଫିଲtiyaphila2.86
େଥଉଫିଲetha'uphila2.86
େତଆଫିଲeta'aphila2.86
ତଯ୍ଓଫିରtayophira2.86
େତଓଫିଲ୍eta'ophil2.86
େତଅଫିଲeta'aphila2.86
େଦଓଫିଲeda'ophila2.86
େତଉଫିଲeta'uphila2.86
ଥିଓଫଲthi'ophala2.86
Theophil in the Marathi language
िटओफीलita'ophila50
िथओिफलithaoiphala25
थेओिफलtheoiphala25

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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 Theophil
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