Around the globe, Philus (Фил 
, Philus 
) is a very rare mostly boy's, but infrequently female first name. The given name Philus is characteristic of Russia, where it is a very rare male name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare largely masculine, but uncommonly feminine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. More prevalently, Philus is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Фил | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine |
| Philus | Myanmar, India, Nigeria, Ghana, United States |
Philus is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Green Goblin , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Spider-Man; Phil Cerreta , the character in the TV series Law & Order; Signalman , the fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics; Phil Fish , the fictional character, Barney Miller and Phil Baker , the fictional character from the television series Supergirl, and in many other works.