Phileman Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Phileman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phileman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Phileman (36) may also be a first name.

Phileman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phileman (Oriya: ଫିେଲମନ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phileman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phileman is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Phileman are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 36 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Barring South Africa Phileman exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phileman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phileman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Phileman surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phileman Last Name Statistics demography

Phileman earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.25% more than the national average, earning R 397,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Phileman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phileman in the Oriya language
ଫିେଲମନphielamana60
ଫିେଲମନ୍phielaman20
ଫିେଲମନତାିphielamanatai20

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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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  • 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 Phileman
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