Philima Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Philima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philisma93151/
Philimas932/
Pilima92175/
Philismat882/
Pilimai8645/
Philema8637/
Philimo8628/
Phelima8611/
Pilimau868/
Philime866/
Pilimas864/
Philimi861/
Phillime80204/
Philemoa805/
Philisme805/
Philiome802/
Phillimi801/
Phillimy801/
Phelisma801/
Philimos801/
Philimis801/
Philemat801/
Pilime77640/
Pilimo77377/
Pelima77279/
Filima77198/
Vilima77195/
Pulima7718/
Pilimi779/
Pilema771/
Pilimé771/
Philemy71114/
Poilema7191/
Pilesma7181/
Vilimaa7151/
Filisma7136/
Viliema7135/
Philemo7128/
Vailima7110/
Pelisma715/
Vileima712/
Philémy711/
Phuluma711/
Phelime711/
Pulimai711/
Piliome711/
Filimau711/
Filioma711/
Pilimou711/
Philemi711/
Pilimer711/
Filismat6744/
Filiomea6715/
Phelisme675/
Philemey670/

Philima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philima in the Oriya language
ଫିଲିମାphilima83.33
ଫିଲିମନphilimana16.67

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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
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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 Philima
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