Philima Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Philima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Philima (156) may also be a first name.
Philima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Philima (Oriya: ଫିଲିମା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Philima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Philima reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Philima is also the 735,679th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 156 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Philima is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Philima is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Haiti, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philisma | 93 | 151 | / |
| Philimas | 93 | 2 | / |
| Pilima | 92 | 175 | / |
| Philismat | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pilimai | 86 | 45 | / |
| Philema | 86 | 37 | / |
| Philimo | 86 | 28 | / |
| Phelima | 86 | 11 | / |
| Pilimau | 86 | 8 | / |
| Philime | 86 | 6 | / |
| Pilimas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Philimi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phillime | 80 | 204 | / |
| Philemoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Philisme | 80 | 5 | / |
| Philiome | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phillimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phillimy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phelisma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Philimos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Philimis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Philemat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pilime | 77 | 640 | / |
| Pilimo | 77 | 377 | / |
| Pelima | 77 | 279 | / |
| Filima | 77 | 198 | / |
| Vilima | 77 | 195 | / |
| Pulima | 77 | 18 | / |
| Pilimi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Pilema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pilimé | 77 | 1 | / |
| Philemy | 71 | 114 | / |
| Poilema | 71 | 91 | / |
| Pilesma | 71 | 81 | / |
| Vilimaa | 71 | 51 | / |
| Filisma | 71 | 36 | / |
| Viliema | 71 | 35 | / |
| Philemo | 71 | 28 | / |
| Vailima | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pelisma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vileima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Philémy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phuluma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phelime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pulimai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Piliome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filimau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filioma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Philemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilimer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filismat | 67 | 44 | / |
| Filiomea | 67 | 15 | / |
| Phelisme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Philemey | 67 | 0 | / |
Philima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Philima in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫିଲିମା | philima | 83.33 |
| ଫିଲିମନ | philimana | 16.67 |
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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 Philima
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