Filemon Surname

168,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Filemon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filemon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7381:71,7377,497
Namibia5501:4,381809
Mexico2661:466,6408,631
Haiti1921:55,6453,257
Indonesia1711:773,38759,023
Suriname1211:4,567989
Netherlands1141:148,13322,302
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Hungary451:218,13918,044
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
France131:5,109,440259,941
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Filemon (56,703) may also be a first name.

Filemon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Filemon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Filemon (Hindi: फिलेमोन, Marathi: िफलेमॉन, Oriya: ଫିେଲେମାନ, Russian: Филемон) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filemon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Filemon is the 168,964th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,851,153 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Filemon reside; 30 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Filemon is also the 16,603rd most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 56,703 people.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 738 people, or 1 in 71,737. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 33 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 16 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 22 percent reside and Mexico, where 10 percent reside.

Filemon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filemon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Filemon last name increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Filemon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Filemon are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Filemon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning R 280,932 per year and in United States they earn 26.44% less than the national average, earning $31,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Filemon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filemon in the Hindi language
फिलेमोनphilemona-
Filemon in the Oriya language
ଫିେଲେମାନphielemana-
Filemon in the Marathi language
िफलेमॉनiphalemona-
Filemon in the Russian language
Филемонfilemon-

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Footnotes

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