Philem Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Philem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India341:22,560,747316,052
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Philem (849) may also be a first name.

Philem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philem (Oriya: ଫିେଲମ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Philem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Philem live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Philem is also the 279,817th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 849 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India Philem is mostly found in: Delhi, where 35 percent are found, Manipur, where 32 percent are found and Karnataka, where 24 percent are found. Beside India Philem is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilem9146/
Phillemn861/
Phailiem861/
Philen83392/
Pehlem83191/
Pilhem8311/
Pislem833/
Philim833/
Piliem832/
Phelem832/
Pileme831/
Peilem831/
Pileem831/
Phulem831/
Philien77148/
Phielen777/
Philime776/
Phiolen776/
Phillen774/
Pheleme772/
Pheilen772/
Philiom771/
Phileen771/
Philimn771/
Puiliem771/
Pheleam770/
Phellem770/
Pheleim770/
Phillim770/
Pelem73454/
Vilem73165/
Pilen73150/
Filem73108/
Pilim7363/
Pulem7340/
Phlen7338/
Pileń731/
Phillime71204/
Peheleme7113/
Philisme715/
Pethleam711/
Phetleam711/
Phillien710/
Pilien67909/
Pilime67640/
Pullem67607/
Pailen67407/
Pielen67249/
Vilhem67194/
Phelen67102/
Pileng67100/
Piolen6784/
Peleme6784/
Pieleń6743/
Fileme6741/
Puilen6730/
Philin6725/
Pilenc6724/
Peilen6714/
Phulim6714/
Pijlen6711/
Pilent679/
Phelim678/
Poilen677/
Puleem675/
Pilgim675/
Peelem674/
Phylim673/
Pelhem673/
Petlem672/
Phylen672/
Pilend672/
Phlene671/
Pehlen671/
Pelhim671/
Poilim671/
Fileum671/
Fielem671/
Pelemq671/
Vileem671/
Viliem671/
Veilem671/
Pulhim671/
Fuhlem671/
Filemn671/
Phlenn670/
Puliem670/
Puleam670/
Pielym670/

Philem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philem in the Oriya language
ଫିେଲମphielama60
ଫିେଲphiela40

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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 Philem
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