Philomen Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Philomen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philomen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
India71:109,580,769786,157
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Philomen (1,079) may also be a first name.

Philomen Last Name Facts

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

Philomen (Hindi: फिलोमेन, Marathi: िफलोमन) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Philomen.

How Common Is The Last Name Philomen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Philomen is the 2,506,728th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Philomen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 29 percent of Philomen reside; 27 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 27 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 243,209th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,079 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Philomen is most prevalent in: Central, where 56 percent are found, East New Britain, where 25 percent are found and National Capital District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Philomen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Philomen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Philomen surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Philomen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Philomen in the Hindi language
फिलोमेनphilomena-
Philomen in the Marathi language
िफलोमनiphalomana33.33
िफलोमीनाiphalomina33.33
फीलोमेनphilomena16.67
िफलोमेiphalome16.67

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Footnotes

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