Phelemon Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Phelemon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phelemon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Phelemon (296) may also be a first name.

Phelemon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phelemon is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Phelemon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelemon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phelemon is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Phelemon live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 296 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 98 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phelemon
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