Cilmi Surname

53,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Cilmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cilmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia6,5191:2,064201
Somaliland2,2291:1,570191
Djibouti2001:4,575359
Italy1781:343,57741,070
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Australia661:409,02632,879
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Çilmi (40) are calculated separately.

Cilmi (1,217) may also be a first name.

Cilmi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cilmi is found most frequently in Somalia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Çilmi. Click here for other possible spellings of Cilmi.

How Common Is The Last Name Cilmi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cilmi is the 53,975th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 771,741 people. The last name Cilmi is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Cilmi live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 226,942nd most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 1,217 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 6,519 people, or 1 in 2,064. Besides Somalia this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 24 percent are found and Djibouti, where 2 percent are found.

Cilmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cilmi surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the party.

Cilmi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.13% more than the national average, earning $54,424 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çilmi9340/
Chilmi91375/
Cillmi911/
Clmi891/
Chilmai8354/
Tchilmi831/
Silmi802,777/
Celmi80698/
Kilmi80133/
Qilmi8021/
Zilmi8021/
Cilma809/
Cilme804/
Jilmi804/
Clemi803/
Gilmi802/
Xilmi801/
Chilmaid77134/
Gilmai73697/
Cielma73369/
Chelmi73363/
Clemis73170/
Clemit73161/
Clemie7360/
Silmie7339/
Chilme7333/
Silmai7322/
Gilmis7314/
Zhilmi738/
Chilmy738/
Shilmi736/
Scelmi733/
Gilmoi733/
Kilmie733/
Celmis732/
Jilmis732/
Djilmi732/
Gilmit731/
Clemih731/
Silmit731/
Chillmaid7182/
Chelmis67565/
Clemmit67171/
Clemiss6759/
Clemish6712/
Clemist678/
Slmi678/
Clma676/
Clemitt674/
Klmi672/
Clme672/
Schlemi671/
Shilmei671/
Djilmai671/
Jlmi671/
Gilmitt670/
Gilmais670/
Killmit670/
Clemmis670/
Clemmie670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cilmi
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