Philema Surname

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

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Philema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti311:344,64210,433
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Philema (38) may also be a first name.

Philema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philema (Oriya: ଫିେଲମନ) is most common in Haiti. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philema? popularity and diffusion

Philema is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Philema are found; 84 percent are found in Caribbean and 84 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 38 people.

Philema is most common in Haiti, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 344,642. In Haiti it is most common in: Nord, where 94 percent reside, Ouest, where 3 percent reside and Sud-Est, where 3 percent reside. Besides Haiti this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Philema Last Name Statistics demography

Philema earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philemoa935/
Philemat931/
Pilema921/
Philama86148/
Philemy86114/
Philoma86102/
Poilema8691/
Pilesma8681/
Philemo8628/
Philima8611/
Philemi861/
Philamai80175/
Philisma80151/
Philomay803/
Philimas802/
Philemey800/
Vilema772,351/
Pelema77274/
Pilima77175/
Pilama77128/
Filema7715/
Pileme771/
Piloma771/
Philismat752/
Pilimai7145/
Viliema7135/
Philimo7128/
Phulama7115/
Vilhema7112/
Phelima7111/
Pilamma719/
Pilimau718/
Phylemy718/
Philime716/
Pulemau716/
Pilimas714/
Pulemma713/
Vileima712/
Phelemo712/
Pheleme712/
Puiloma712/
Pilamai712/
Phelemy712/
Pehleme712/
Philémy711/
Philimi711/
Pailama711/
Pailemo711/
Filemai711/
Vielema711/
Vihlema711/
Peleuma711/
Pilemer711/
Pihlama711/
Philesmidt710/
Phulamai67768/
Phillime67204/
Paillama67119/
Pihlamaa6715/
Peheleme6713/
Pullemma6711/
Pailomaa678/
Philisme675/
Philomey675/
Pielamaa674/
Paailama674/
Pailamma674/
Phulamma673/
Philiome672/
Phillimy671/
Phulamay671/
Philimis671/
Phelisma671/
Philimos671/
Phillimi671/

Philema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philema in the Oriya language
ଫିେଲମନphielamana-

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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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  • 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 Philema
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