Forename Philemon

Across the world, Philemon (Philemon , Philémon , Филимон ) is a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name Philemon is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a common boy's name, South Africa, and Cameroon. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, Nigeria, and South Africa. Likewise, Philemon is the last name as well as the forename.

Philemon is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Philemon

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Philemon	Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria
Philémon	Cameroon, United States, Rwanda, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Филимон	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Russia
فليمون	Iraq, Egypt

First names said to be same

Filemon, Filemone, Filemón, Filémon, Philèmon, Φιλήμων, Пхилемон, Филемон, Філемон, פילמון, and فيليمون

First name Philemon in the context

Philemon is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Philemon , the Greek mythical character, husband of Baucis and Philemon .