Philip is used as a family name or surname in Papua New Guinea. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Philip
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Papua New Guinea
Meaning: See Felip for meaning. The surname Philippe is very present in Brittany (22), but we find it a bit throughout France. The shape Philip found mostly in Provence. As to Philips, present in the North, they carry a final s of filiation Flemish or Dutch origin. Varientes: Philipe (21), Philipp, Philipps (Alsace-Lorraine), Phlips (59).

How popular is Philip?

Philip is common in Papua New Guinea.

Philip is ranked 2700 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Philips grew by 27.22513 per cent to 5832 since 2000 and ranked 5910 after elevating 868 spots. The last name was found in around 20 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 49.78 38.48
White 29.97 37.13
Black 15.81 18.67
Others 2.28 3.62
Hispanic or Latino 1.7 1.64
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.46 0.46
Philip is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Saint Lucia is ahead in terms of density. Around 203072 people have been found who wears Philip as their family name. Philip is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
987 Marshall Islands9
183 Anguilla7
48,950 Moldova6
2,028 Vietnam5
2,987 Maldives5
1,632 South Korea5
7,594 Pakistan5
7,458 Bulgaria3
137 Vanuatu3
761 Brunei3
1,010 Lesotho3
6,779 Nicaragua3
810 Mali3
5,909 Bangladesh3
37,372 Georgia2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
3,014 Taiwan2
405 British Virgin Islands2
5,859 Mauritius2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
2,151 Fiji2
4,302 Benin2
17,692 Armenia2
5,298 Botswana2
4,086 Angola2
261 Solomon Islands2
574 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
3,670 Mozambique2
31,767 Greece2
549 Seychelles2
18,625 Japan2
1,256 Myanmar2
1,834 Malta2
8,657 Lebanon2
2,744 Rwanda2
15,999 Slovakia2
2,835 Libya2
10,183 Jordan2
1,819 Laos1
3,275 Nepal1
3,071 Jersey1
3,952 Yemen1
31,584 Peru1
29,595 Iran1
2,196 Liberia1
16,283 Lithuania1
12,745 Luxembourg1
1,572 Macau1
6,967 Macedonia1
2,935 Madagascar1
28,746 Algeria1
37,779 Serbia1
16,073 Latvia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
215 Palau1
20,172 Hungary1
2,877 Cuba1
1,005 The Gambia1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
6,149 Ethiopia1
10,683 Cyprus1
3,243 Suriname1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
12,741 Ecuador1
19,810 Croatia1
2,505 Congo1
24,771 Colombia1
3,586 Honduras1
5,467 Haiti1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
692 Guinea1
7,941 Guatemala1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
734 Chad1
34,581 Chile1
11,923 Slovenia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,083 Guyana50
2,013 Senegal50
1,033 Iceland38
56,036 Kazakhstan38
722 The Bahamas35
1,347 China35
297 Bermuda31
36,125 Belarus31
1,064 Barbados23
4,647 Thailand21
71,084 Czech Republic11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,740 Romania84
134 Saint Kitts and Nevis69
35,096 Spain66
11,009 Finland60
Countries with hundreds of Philip:
1,984 Zambia903
138 Bahrain818
310 Trinidad and Tobago717
19,725 Brazil652
1,216 New Zealand601
800 Singapore585
36 Saint Lucia570
25,620 Indonesia422
3,677 Israel306
20,596 Poland286
1,994 Denmark285
18,962 Argentina284
3,598 Sweden276
10,456 Netherlands270
1,856 Ireland268
36,798 Italy235
8,267 Belgium223
5,909 Austria210
86 Grenada209
5,798 Switzerland207
1,760 Namibia203
51 Antigua and Barbuda197
19,046 Mexico183
27,627 Turkey175
75,867 Russia168
1,470 Hong Kong166
11,588 Zimbabwe162
2,488 Wales158
5,488 Norway138
1,881 Northern Ireland131
39,807 Ukraine131
10,984 Venezuela125
4,814 Portugal102
Countries with thousands of Philip:
1,076 Egypt9,397
5,550 United States7,094
89 United Arab Emirates6,773
872 Kenya6,591
858 Tanzania6,032
622 Saudi Arabia5,887
868 Sudan5,155
1,263 Uganda5,041
1,846 England4,324
1,579 France4,298
879 Malaysia3,895
102 Oman3,435
1,255 Iraq3,418
1,024 Ghana3,355
46 Kuwait3,257
1,030 Sri Lanka2,608
2,674 South Africa2,429
2,740 Canada1,771
1,546 Ivory Coast1,607
707 Togo1,600
2,026 Australia1,560
6,699 Germany1,412
2,577 Cameroon1,388
649 Scotland1,293
118 Qatar1,206
14,316 Philippines1,031
Countries with ten thousands of Philip:
494 Nigeria52,270
2,264 India24,859
4 Papua New Guinea18,929
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Margarret Philip from Ireland aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 30 years old when she arrived in USA on March 2, 1849. John Philip, aged 48, Mary Philip (48) Immigrant, Rachel Philip, aged 18, William Philip, aged 30, Clerk Isadore Philip, Bryan Philip (15) Immigrant, Mary Philip, aged 26, Henry Philip, aged 30, are other Philip that migrated to US from Greenock, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Comments

J
Jan Esser
philip is a Christian name and surname, representing a former name of Greek origin philippos, that is to say who loves horses.

Philip Namesakes

  • Zachary Philip Katznelson, Lawyer
  • Sayanora Philip, Playback Singer
  • Abdias Philippe Lamour, Olympic athlete
  • Zachary Philip Katznelson, Lawyer
  • Zachary Philip Katznelson, Lawyer
  • Zachary Philip Katznelson, Lawyer
  • John Philip Nolan, Member of Parliament
  • Achille Philip, Composer
  • Charles Philip Yorke, British Politician
  • Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince consort
  • Richard Philip, from 2003 fantasy flick e'Tzaintes, who characterized the Ah Hock.
  • In 2017 comedy film, The Dynastone Movie, Nathaniel Philip portrayed Dynastone.

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