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) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Philima? popularity and diffusion
Philima is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Philima are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 735,679th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 156 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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