Philimo Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Philimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Philimo (50) may also be a first name.
Philimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Philimo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Philimo? popularity and diffusion
Philimo is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Philimo reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 50 people.
The last name Philimo is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 93 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philimos | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pilimo | 92 | 377 | / |
| Philemo | 86 | 28 | / |
| Philima | 86 | 11 | / |
| Pilimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Philisma | 80 | 151 | / |
| Philemoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Philimas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pilima | 77 | 175 | / |
| Filimo | 77 | 47 | / |
| Pelimo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pilymo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pulimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Philismat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Philema | 71 | 37 | / |
| Phelima | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pilimau | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pilimas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phulumo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Filismo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phelemo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Filimoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pailemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phelisma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filimous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Philemat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Philimo
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