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

Cilmi is held by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Çilmi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cilmi? popularity and diffusion

Cilmi is the 53,975th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 771,741 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,217 people.

The surname Cilmi is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 6,519 people, or 1 in 2,064. Besides Somalia Cilmi occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 24 percent live and Djibouti, where 2 percent live.

Cilmi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cilmi last name are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% being 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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