Philmon Surname

142,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Philmon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philmon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,1851:24,2302,982
United States4901:739,71257,942
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
France281:2,372,240182,981
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Philmon (4,348) may also be a first name.

Philmon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philmon (Hindi: फिलमोन, Oriya: ଫିଲମନ) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Philmon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,402nd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,332,015 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Philmon are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 104,766th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 4,348 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,185 people, or 1 in 24,230. In Tanzania Philmon is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 83 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 12 percent are found and Mara Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Malawi, where 5 percent are found.

Philmon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Philmon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Philmon surname increased 961 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Philmon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Philmon last name are 11.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Philmon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.4% less than the national average, earning R 79,836 per year and in United States they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $39,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phillmon9336/
Philmone935/
Philmont934/
Phielmon931/
Philmond931/
Philman86277/
Phlemon865/
Puhlmon861/
Philmun860/
Phillman809/
Phylemon804/
Phailman803/
Pailemon801/
Philmane801/
Phielman801/
Filmon772,209/
Pulmon77194/
Plemon77119/
Vilmon77115/
Phlman7710/
Pijlman71652/
Pailman71415/
Puhlman71213/
Peilman71194/
Fillmon71170/
Filmont71145/
Vielmon7126/
Phlmann7126/
Plemone714/
Phelman713/
Phulman713/
Plemmon712/
Puilman712/
Filmone712/
Plemonn711/
Villmon711/
Filmond711/
Pitlman711/
Pullmon710/
Phleman710/
Puhlmann672,233/
Paileman67312/
Peilmann6720/
Pitelman6712/
Pailmann677/
Fillmmon674/
Pellemon671/
Pailemán671/
Fillmont671/
Pailmaan671/
Fillmone671/
Phellman670/

Philmon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philmon in the Oriya language
ଫିଲମନphilamana66.67
ଫିଲେମାନphilemana9.52
ଫଲମନphalamana4.76
ଫିଲ୍େମାନ୍phileman4.76
ଫିଲମନ୍philaman4.76
େଫଲମନephalamana4.76
ଫିେଲାନphielana4.76
Philmon in the Hindi language
फिलमोनphilamona50
फिल्मोंphilmom50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Philmon
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