Theophilus Surname

55,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Theophilus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theophilus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,2791:28,2122,401
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
Namibia1821:13,2382,440
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
England1331:418,93328,433
India1151:6,670,134150,358
Wales1131:27,3852,827
Saint Lucia691:2,591408
Trinidad and Tobago621:22,0002,488
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Bahamas481:8,161696
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iceland41:95,0224,787
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales961:16,338975
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Theophilus (103,803) may also be a first name.

Theophilus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Theophilus (Marathi: िथयाफीलुस) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Theophilus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Theophilus is the 55,781st most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 800,829 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Theophilus reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Theophilus is also the 9,856th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 103,803 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,279 people, or 1 in 28,212. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 22 percent live, Rivers, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Theophilus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Theophilus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Theophilus surname increased 979 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 782 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Theophilus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Theophilus last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Theophilus last name are 6.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.45% registered with the party.

The amount Theophilus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.86% less than the national average, earning 284,256 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 257.81% more than the national average, earning R 850,296 per year; in United States they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $44,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning $43,504 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Theophilus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theophilus in the Marathi language
िथयाफीलुसithayaphilusa-

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