Philomena Surname
Approximately 558 people bear this surname
Philomena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 250 | 1:708,571 | 32,605 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Philomena (88,280) may also be a first name.
Philomena Demographics
Philomena Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Philomena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philomena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Philomena (Hindi: फिलोमीना, Marathi: िफलोमीना, Oriya: ଫିେଲାମିନା) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Philomena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Philomena is the 566,665th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. Philomena occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Philomena are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,375th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 88,280 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 708,571. In Nigeria Philomena is most common in: Bauchi, where 16 percent live, Enugu, where 16 percent live and Edo, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Philomena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Philomena last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Philomena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Philomena in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫିେଲାମିନା | phielamina | - |
| Philomena in the Marathi language | ||
| िफलोमीना | iphalomina | 58.45 |
| िफलोमेना | iphalomena | 20.09 |
| फीलोमीना | philomina | 4.57 |
| फेलोमीना | phelomina | 4.57 |
| फीलोमेना | philomena | 2.28 |
| फलोिमना | phaloimana | 0.91 |
| फोलोमेना | pholomena | 0.46 |
| िफलोमेनाास | iphalomenaasa | 0.46 |
| फलोमीना | phalomina | 0.46 |
| फुलोमीना | phulomina | 0.46 |
| िफलोमीन | iphalomina | 0.46 |
| फीलीमेना | philimena | 0.46 |
| फोलोमीना | pholomina | 0.46 |
| पलुयोमेना | paluyomena | 0.46 |
| फीलोिमना | philoimana | 0.46 |
| िफलीमेना | iphalimena | 0.46 |
| फीलमीन | philamina | 0.46 |
| फेलोिमना | pheloimana | 0.46 |
| िफलीमेनल | iphalimenala | 0.46 |
| फीकोमीना | phikomina | 0.46 |
| फेलोमेना | phelomena | 0.46 |
| िफलोमेन | iphalomena | 0.46 |
| िकलोमेना | ikalomena | 0.46 |
| िफळोमेना | iphalomena | 0.46 |
| Philomena in the Hindi language | ||
| फिलोमीना | philomina | 33.33 |
| फिलोमिना | philomina | 33.33 |
| फलोमीना | phalomina | 16.67 |
| फेलोमिना | phelomina | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Philomena
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