Philomena Forename
11,375th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 88,280 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nauru
Philomena Forename Definition:
A female name. Greek Φιλόμενα, compound of φίλος ‘friend’ and μένος ‘power'. There was a St Philomena of unknown date, and the name was occasionally used in the Middle Ages, e.g. Philomena Sturdi (Hundred Rolls 1273). The supposed discovery of the relics of the saint in Rome in 1802 revived the name in Italy (Filomena).
Read More About This ForenamePhilomena Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 25,401 | 1:6,990 | 1,037 |
| Ghana | 100% | 10,956 | 1:2,463 | 394 |
| Ireland | 100% | 7,418 | 1:626 | 130 |
| Kenya | 100% | 6,692 | 1:6,920 | 986 |
| United States | 100% | 6,521 | 1:55,595 | 3,015 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5,646 | 1:9,350 | 1,254 |
| England | 100% | 5,176 | 1:10,742 | 827 |
| Brazil | 100% | 3,207 | 1:66,803 | 4,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 3,180 | 1:580 | 139 |
| India | 100% | 2,002 | 1:606,832 | 46,121 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1,502 | 1:7,650 | 942 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,286 | 1:75,177 | 1,782 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 845 | 1:9,648 | 968 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 799 | 1:38,110 | 3,331 |
| Haiti | 100% | 785 | 1:13,665 | 1,309 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 662 | 1:32,644 | 2,453 |
| Canada | 100% | 615 | 1:53,875 | 3,458 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 568 | 1:129,978 | 6,463 |
| Scotland | 100% | 512 | 1:10,450 | 711 |
| Liberia | 100% | 504 | 1:8,754 | 856 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 448 | 1:575,812 | 41,739 |
| Australia | - | 424 | 1:32,211 | 1,848 |
| Malawi | 100% | 381 | 1:44,914 | 3,117 |
| Austria | 100% | 370 | 1:23,011 | 986 |
| Uganda | 99% | 334 | 1:122,626 | 5,148 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 300 | 1:1,937 | 340 |
| South Africa | 100% | 269 | 1:202,724 | 13,017 |
| Guyana | 100% | 135 | 1:5,654 | 997 |
| Wales | 100% | 135 | 1:22,921 | 1,196 |
| Zimbabwe | 97% | 118 | 1:130,710 | 8,849 |
| Egypt | - | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 99 | 1:72,242 | 6,147 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 87 | 1:2,233,996 | 29,284 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 78 | 1:17,454 | 2,185 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 76 | 1:108,072 | 3,305 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 69 | 1:244,958 | 8,419 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Seychelles | - | 58 | 1:1,598 | 376 |
| Aruba | - | 46 | 1:2,256 | 469 |
| Zambia | - | 32 | 1:495,462 | 11,424 |
| Nauru | 100% | 29 | 1:411 | 43 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| New Zealand | - | 26 | 1:174,463 | 5,979 |
| Singapore | 100% | 26 | 1:241,810 | 8,930 |
| Grenada | 100% | 25 | 1:4,325 | 740 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 18 | 1:9,879 | 1,352 |
| Philippines | 100% | 16 | 1:6,625,592 | 105,856 |
| Barbados | - | 15 | 1:19,319 | 1,454 |
| Jamaica | - | 14 | 1:205,945 | 6,774 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 14 | 1:145,714 | 11,276 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 13 | 1:1,413,805 | 35,544 |
| France | 100% | 13 | 1:5,113,103 | 20,531 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| China | - | 8 | 1:170,756,973 | 72,230 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| Thailand | 100% | 8 | 1:8,758,227 | 128,595 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Dominica | - | 5 | 1:15,094 | 483 |
| Qatar | - | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Spain | 100% | 5 | 1:9,305,993 | 18,112 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 4 | 1:12,808 | 1,787 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Oman | - | 3 | 1:1,369,556 | 7,879 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Suriname | 100% | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Philoména (4) & Philomèna (3) are calculated separately.
Philomena (558) may also be a surname.
Philomena Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Greek Φιλόμενα, compound of φίλος ‘friend’ and μένος ‘power'. There was a St Philomena of unknown date, and the name was occasionally used in the Middle Ages, e.g. Philomena Sturdi (Hundred Rolls 1273). The supposed discovery of the relics of the saint in Rome in 1802 revived the name in Italy (Filomena).
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A Greek name, meaning: A loving mind.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
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Sample size: 1,505 (2014)
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