Theophillus Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Theophillus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theophillus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800

Theophillus (619) may also be a first name.

Theophillus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Theophillus is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Theophillus.

How Common Is The Last Name Theophillus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Theophillus is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Theophillus are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Theophillus is also the 335,240th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 619 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 56 percent are found, Osun, where 16 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Theophillus occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Theophillus Last Name Statistics demography

Theophillus earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.79% less than the national average, earning R 181,104 per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Theophillus
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