Phillimon Surname
Approximately 4,483 people bear this surname
Phillimon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,562 | 1:6,682 | 962 |
| Botswana | 1,081 | 1:2,023 | 199 |
| Tanzania | 461 | 1:114,841 | 11,032 |
| Zimbabwe | 209 | 1:73,867 | 10,930 |
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Marshall Islands | 9 | 1:5,758 | 971 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
Phillimon (25,099) may also be a first name.
Phillimon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phillimon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phillimon is found most in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phillimon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 104,651st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,625,596 people. The surname Phillimon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Phillimon reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 31,892nd most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 25,099 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 2,562 people, or 1 in 6,682. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 24 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.
Phillimon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Phillimon has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Phillimon surname fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Phillimon
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