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All around the world, Philomena (Philomena , فيلومينا , Филомена ) is a common feminine given name. The first name Philomena is habitual in Suriname, where it is quite a common feminine name, Ireland, and Ghana. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Tanzania, and the United States. Very seldom, Philomena is the last name as well as the forename.
Philomena is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Filumena Marturano , the theatrical character in the play "Filumena Marturano".