Philem Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Philem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 last name Philem (Oriya: ଫିେଲମ) occurs most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Philem? popularity and diffusion
Philem is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Philem are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Philem is also the 279,817th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 849 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India Philem is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 35 percent live, Manipur, where 32 percent live and Karnataka, where 24 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Philem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Philem in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫିେଲମ | phielama | 60 |
| ଫିେଲ | phiela | 40 |
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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 Philem
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