Phelim Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Phelim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phelim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phelim (674) may also be a first name.

Phelim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phelim is more commonly found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Phelim is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Phelim are found; 25 percent are found in East Africa and 25 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 319,366th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 674 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,354,470. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Munster, where 50 percent reside and Leinster, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Ireland Phelim exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phetlim925/
Phelime921/
Pheleim920/
Phelism920/
Pelim91108/
Phelisme865/
Peliom8315/
Phelin836/
Phalim834/
Phylim833/
Philim833/
Phelem832/
Pelhim831/
Petlim831/
Peluim830/
Polheim77148/
Phelion7724/
Pelheim779/
Pheelin778/
Pheling777/
Philime776/
Pheleme772/
Phelina772/
Philimn771/
Philiom771/
Palheim771/
Phallim771/
Pheluin771/
Phelinn771/
Phellin770/
Phillim770/
Pheulin770/
Pheleam770/
Phealin770/
Phellem770/
Pelin737,607/
Pelem73454/
Polim73443/
Palim73402/
Velim7377/
Felim7366/
Pilim7363/
Peliñ735/
Pheln733/
Pylim731/
Pollheim71509/
Phillime71204/
Peheleme7113/
Phellion7110/
Pholyaim7110/
Pohlheim717/
Philisme715/
Picellim712/
Phailiem711/
Pecellim711/
Phetleam711/
Peling67712/
Pelina67652/
Pilime67640/
Petlin67617/
Pehlem67191/
Peylin67185/
Pielin67170/
Peslin67137/
Pelien67130/
Phelen67102/
Peleme6784/
Pelinq6774/
Philem6737/
Peilin6733/
Paliem6730/
Philin6725/
Pallim6719/
Pelion6718/
Polhem6717/
Pealin6714/
Felime6711/
Pilhem6711/
Paluim679/
Paalim676/
Paylim676/
Pilgim675/
Palaim675/
Peelem674/
Palhim674/
Phalem673/
Pelhem673/
Peulin672/
Pohlem672/
Piliem672/
Petlem672/
Veliem672/
Vahlim671/
Felism671/
Pahlem671/
Pelemq671/
Peilem671/
Polaim671/
Pheihling671/
Pholem671/
Pollim671/
Poilim671/
Pelgin670/
Vhelin670/
Peelin670/
Pielym670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phelim
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