Phillimon Surname

104,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phillimon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phillimon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,5621:6,682962
Botswana1,0811:2,023199
Tanzania4611:114,84111,032
Zimbabwe2091:73,86710,930
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Marshall Islands91:5,758971
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Namibia51:481,88011,140
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

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 last name Phillimon occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phillimon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 104,651st most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,625,596 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Phillimon live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phillimon is also the 31,892nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 25,099 people.

Phillimon is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 2,562 people, or 1 in 6,682. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Phillimon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Phillimon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Phillimon last name contracted 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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