Philemon Forename
Approximately 109,820 people bear this name
Philemon Forename Definition:
A male name. Greek Φιλήμων, derivative of φίλημα ‘kiss’ and a common Greek name. St Paul’s epistle to Philemon led to its being used as a christian name in the 17th C, and it has been retained in a few families.
Philemon Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 99% | 21,111 | 1:3,497 | 496 |
| Kenya | 100% | 17,324 | 1:2,673 | 479 |
| South Africa | 100% | 12,914 | 1:4,223 | 796 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 11,688 | 1:4,516 | 759 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 9,940 | 1:17,864 | 1,906 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8,469 | 1:2,552 | 481 |
| Ghana | 100% | 5,506 | 1:4,901 | 623 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 5,096 | 1:3,027 | 539 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 2,721 | 1:8,684 | 1,463 |
| Uganda | 99% | 2,444 | 1:16,758 | 1,445 |
| Rwanda | - | 2,417 | 1:4,705 | 866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 1,756 | 1:4,643 | 496 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,586 | 1:23,838 | 2,295 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,206 | 1:14,189 | 1,417 |
| Chad | 88% | 618 | 1:22,004 | 2,892 |
| United States | 100% | 578 | 1:627,227 | 15,338 |
| Indonesia | - | 426 | 1:605,549 | 43,275 |
| Belgium | 100% | 424 | 1:27,099 | 1,804 |
| Swaziland | - | 384 | 1:3,386 | 687 |
| Haiti | 100% | 350 | 1:30,648 | 2,296 |
| Zambia | - | 308 | 1:51,477 | 3,198 |
| India | 100% | 237 | 1:5,126,067 | 194,355 |
| Liberia | 99% | 232 | 1:19,018 | 1,346 |
| Namibia | - | 223 | 1:10,781 | 1,276 |
| Jamaica | - | 204 | 1:14,133 | 1,379 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 170 | 1:3,417 | 500 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 159 | 1:115,594 | 6,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 147 | 1:156,979 | 8,374 |
| Benin | 100% | 116 | 1:91,171 | 5,832 |
| Brazil | 100% | 112 | 1:1,912,823 | 40,900 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 111 | 1:274,324 | 14,368 |
| Botswana | 100% | 100 | 1:21,844 | 2,610 |
| England | 100% | 90 | 1:617,810 | 12,203 |
| Egypt | - | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Canada | 100% | 81 | 1:409,054 | 11,602 |
| Congo | 100% | 74 | 1:67,692 | 4,764 |
| France | 100% | 59 | 1:1,126,616 | 8,388 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 48 | 1:42,500 | 4,587 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 39 | 1:210,602 | 4,800 |
| Philippines | 100% | 24 | 1:4,417,062 | 79,224 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 20 | 1:845,104 | 15,840 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Singapore | 100% | 13 | 1:483,620 | 11,161 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 12 | 1:113,452 | 7,514 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 11 | 1:17,668,880 | 95,124 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 11 | 1:10,144 | 1,460 |
| Iceland | - | 10 | 1:36,602 | 2,190 |
| Senegal | 100% | 8 | 1:1,822,670 | 12,813 |
| Belize | 100% | 7 | 1:50,616 | 3,777 |
| Nepal | 100% | 7 | 1:4,069,622 | 46,681 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 6 | 1:937,928 | 8,462 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Gabon | - | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Poland | - | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Greece | - | 3 | 1:3,644,849 | 16,562 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Syria | - | 3 | 1:6,435,358 | 7,086 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Cambodia | 50% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:159,066 | 2,607 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Burundi | 100% | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Philémon (169) & Philèmon (2) are calculated separately.
Philemon (43,064) may also be a surname.
Philemon Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Greek Φιλήμων, derivative of φίλημα ‘kiss’ and a common Greek name. St Paul’s epistle to Philemon led to its being used as a christian name in the 17th C, and it has been retained in a few families.
M. Greek, ‘loving thought.’ It has fallen, though not irretrievably, into disuse. Two Philemons were saints and martyrs (C1, C4), but to most cultured Englishmen the name evokes the pleasant figure of Philemon Holland, doctor-scholar and accurate, vivid translator of Livy, Pliny, Plutarch, and other Classics as well as of our native, Latinizing Camden.
An old male name. The classical name Φιλήμων; formed from φιλημι, to love.
Greek (masculine) - Loving.
Fy-le'-mon, that embraced, or is affectionate. A citizen of Colosse, in Phrygia, converted to the Christian faith. St. Paul addressed a letter to him respecting his slave Onesimus. See Epistle to Philemon.
Meaning: one who kisses.
A Greek name, meaning: The kisser: loving thought.
Philemon Forename Popularity
Philemon Demographics
Average Male Philemon Height
176.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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