Philomene Surname

75,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Philomene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philomene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad5,2961:2,567457
Cameroon5001:41,5385,524
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Ivory Coast1171:197,1908,500
Haiti491:218,0398,036
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Saint Lucia131:13,7521,221
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
India81:95,883,173728,828
France61:11,070,454349,096
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

The alternate forms: Philomène (7) & Philoméne (1) are calculated separately.

Philomene (125,620) may also be a first name.

Philomene Last Name Facts

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

Philomene occurs more in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Philomène or Philoméne. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philomene? popularity and diffusion

Philomene is the 75,995th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,128,977 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Philomene are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 8,263rd most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 125,620 people.

It is most widespread in Chad, where it is borne by 5,296 people, or 1 in 2,567. Excluding Chad this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Philomene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Philomene last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Philomene earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.31% less than the national average, earning $29,639 USD per year.

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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 Philomene
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