Philim Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Philim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Philim (147) may also be a first name.

Philim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Philim is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philim? popularity and diffusion

Philim is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Philim live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 760,591st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 147 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Philim is most prevalent in: Gulf, where 50 percent are found and West Sepik, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Philim is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philime926/
Philiom921/
Philimn921/
Phillim920/
Pilim9163/
Phillime86204/
Philisme865/
Phailiem861/
Pilime83640/
Philem8337/
Philin8325/
Phulim8314/
Phelim838/
Pilgim835/
Phylim833/
Piliem832/
Poilim831/
Philion77986/
Philien77148/
Phailin7755/
Phillin7714/
Philing7710/
Phetlim775/
Philina774/
Puiliem771/
Phelime771/
Pheleim770/
Phelism770/
Vilim73687/
Pilin73675/
Filim73115/
Pulim73111/
Pelim73108/
Pilem7346/
Pylim731/
Phillion71330/
Phelisme715/
Pilimova714/
Philling712/
Picellim712/
Phailing711/
Phillemn711/
Phillina711/
Phuiling711/
Phillien710/
Pilien67909/
Piling67402/
Philen67392/
Pilina67313/
Pailin67273/
Pehlem67191/
Pielin67170/
Piolin67109/
Peilin6733/
Pilion6728/
Pilgin6720/
Pullim6718/
Peliom6715/
Vilaim6713/
Pilhem6711/
Vailim678/
Pilint676/
Paylim676/
Phelin676/
Pitlin674/
Pulaim673/
Pislem673/
Poilin673/
Vuilim673/
Filiom672/
Phelem672/
Viloim671/
Pelhim671/
Phulem671/
Pileem671/
Pulhim671/
Pileme671/
Peilem671/
Viliem671/
Petlim671/
Pilinq671/
Pheihling671/
Peluim670/
Puliem670/
Pielym670/
Filimg670/

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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 Philim
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