Philomon Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Philomon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 84 | 1:630,257 | 38,555 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Saint Lucia | 5 | 1:35,756 | 1,958 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Philomon (490) may also be a first name.
Philomon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Philomon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Philomon occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Philomon? popularity and diffusion
Philomon is the 1,565,797th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Philomon occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Philomon reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Philomon is also the 383,918th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 490 people.
The surname Philomon is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania Philomon is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 89 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philomone | 94 | 4 | / |
| Philomond | 94 | 1 | / |
| Philiomon | 94 | 1 | / |
| Phillomon | 94 | 1 | / |
| Philemon | 88 | 43,064 | / |
| Philamon | 88 | 165 | / |
| Philoman | 88 | 4 | / |
| Philumon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Phelomon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Poilomon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Phillemon | 82 | 1,618 | / |
| Philemmon | 82 | 3 | / |
| Philamond | 82 | 2 | / |
| Phiolamon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Philemonn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Philehmon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pilemon | 80 | 67 | / |
| Filomon | 80 | 15 | / |
| Pilamon | 80 | 12 | / |
| Vilomon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Philusmond | 78 | 1 | / |
| Phelemon | 75 | 82 | / |
| Phileman | 75 | 29 | / |
| Pihlemon | 75 | 14 | / |
| Fhilemon | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pailemon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Filomone | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phiolamun | 71 | 19 | / |
| Phellemon | 71 | 16 | / |
| Philamgan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Philamant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filemon | 67 | 2,556 | / |
| Pelemon | 67 | 260 | / |
| Vilemon | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pileman | 67 | 14 | / |
| Filomonova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Filoman | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vilamon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Viloman | 67 | 2 | / |
| Filamon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilaman | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilomam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filumon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Philomon
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