Theophylus Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Theophylus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Theophylus (94) may also be a first name.
Theophylus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Theophylus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Theophylus is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Theophylus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Theophylus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Theophylus reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most common given name at a global level It is held by 94 people.
The last name Theophylus is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Theophylus is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 20 percent live, Gombe, where 20 percent live and Kaduna, where 20 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theophilus | 90 | 9,100 | / |
| Theophelus | 90 | 144 | / |
| Theopihlus | 90 | 2 | / |
| Thiophylus | 90 | 1 | / |
| Theophilous | 86 | 232 | / |
| Theophillus | 86 | 87 | / |
| Theophilius | 86 | 78 | / |
| Theophelous | 86 | 7 | / |
| Theophileus | 86 | 7 | / |
| Theophiluis | 86 | 4 | / |
| Theouphilus | 86 | 3 | / |
| Theophelius | 86 | 2 | / |
| Thheophilus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Theophiluus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Theeophelus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Theophellus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Theophilaus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Theophiluse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Theopilus | 84 | 144 | / |
| Teophelus | 84 | 91 | / |
| Teophilus | 84 | 35 | / |
| Thiopylus | 84 | 3 | / |
| Theopelus | 84 | 3 | / |
| Theophillous | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ttheophilous | 82 | 1 | / |
| Theophillius | 82 | 1 | / |
| Theophiliaus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thiophilus | 80 | 47 | / |
| Teophilous | 80 | 13 | / |
| Theopilous | 80 | 4 | / |
| Theohpilus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Theopilhus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Theopfilus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Theopuilus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teophelous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teopilus | 78 | 42 | / |
| Theofhilius | 76 | 1 | / |
| Thiophilous | 76 | 1 | / |
| Theofelus | 74 | 334 | / |
| Theofilus | 74 | 109 | / |
| Thiopelus | 74 | 45 | / |
| Tiophilus | 74 | 10 | / |
| Theopelos | 74 | 1 | / |
| Thiopilus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Teophilos | 74 | 1 | / |
| Theofilous | 70 | 8 | / |
| Teofilus | 67 | 807 | / |
| Teofelus | 67 | 798 | / |
| Tiopilus | 67 | 3 | / |
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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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- 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 Theophylus
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