Phillemon Surname

245,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Phillemon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phillemon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9361:56,5626,153
Namibia4661:5,170978
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Kenya281:1,649,28235,844
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Phillemon (14,136) may also be a first name.

Phillemon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phillemon is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phillemon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 245,904th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,504,046 people. The surname Phillemon is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Phillemon are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Phillemon is also the 48,294th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 14,136 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 936 people, or 1 in 56,562. In Tanzania Phillemon is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 75 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Phillemon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phillemon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Phillemon surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phillemon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Phillemon last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phillemon earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.89% less than the national average, earning R 107,208 per year.

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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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  • 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 Phillemon
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