Philmoore Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Philmoore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philmoore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Philmoore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philmoore is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philmoore? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Philmoore occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Philmoore are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Philmoore is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Philmoore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Philmoore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Philmoore last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philmore94299/
Phillmore8965/
Filmoore822/
Fillmoore786/
Filmore751,164/
Vilmore7527/
Philmar753/
Fillmore717,397/
Villmore7112/
Phulmare712/
Philmary710/
Fgilmore710/
Vilmor675/
Filmor673/
Fillmorie671/
Paylemore671/

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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 Philmoore
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