Phelimon Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Phelimon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 233 | 1:760,269 | 34,383 |
| Kenya | 40 | 1:1,154,498 | 35,000 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Phelimon (477) may also be a first name.
Phelimon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phelimon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phelimon (Oriya: ଫିଲମନ) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phelimon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 862,604th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Phelimon live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 389,495th most common first name at a global level It is held by 477 people.
The surname Phelimon is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 760,269. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 33 percent reside, Plateau, where 12 percent reside and Kebbi, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Phelimon exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phelimon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phelimon in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫିଲମନ | philamana | - |
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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
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- 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 Phelimon
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