Philim Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Philim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Philim (147) may also be a first name.

Philim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philim is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Philim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Philim live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Philim is also the 760,591st most common given name at a global level It is held by 147 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Gulf, where 50 percent live and West Sepik, where 50 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Philim is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philime926/
Philiom921/
Philimn921/
Phillim920/
Pilim9163/
Phillime86204/
Philisme865/
Phailiem861/
Pilime83640/
Philem8337/
Philin8325/
Phulim8314/
Phelim838/
Pilgim835/
Phylim833/
Piliem832/
Poilim831/
Philion77986/
Philien77148/
Phailin7755/
Phillin7714/
Philing7710/
Phetlim775/
Philina774/
Puiliem771/
Phelime771/
Pheleim770/
Phelism770/
Vilim73687/
Pilin73675/
Filim73115/
Pulim73111/
Pelim73108/
Pilem7346/
Pylim731/
Phillion71330/
Phelisme715/
Pilimova714/
Philling712/
Picellim712/
Phailing711/
Phillemn711/
Phillina711/
Phuiling711/
Phillien710/
Pilien67909/
Piling67402/
Philen67392/
Pilina67313/
Pailin67273/
Pehlem67191/
Pielin67170/
Piolin67109/
Peilin6733/
Pilion6728/
Pilgin6720/
Pullim6718/
Peliom6715/
Vilaim6713/
Pilhem6711/
Vailim678/
Pilint676/
Paylim676/
Phelin676/
Pitlin674/
Pulaim673/
Pislem673/
Poilin673/
Vuilim673/
Filiom672/
Phelem672/
Viloim671/
Pelhim671/
Phulem671/
Pileem671/
Pulhim671/
Pileme671/
Peilem671/
Viliem671/
Petlim671/
Pilinq671/
Pheihling671/
Peluim670/
Puliem670/
Pielym670/
Filimg670/

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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 Philim
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