Ghirmay Surname

94,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Ghirmay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghirmay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,8291:20,2002,620
Sweden781:126,2408,954
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England341:1,638,76668,634
Eritrea251:190,076185
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Norway71:734,61250,907
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ghirmay (5,965) may also be a first name.

Ghirmay Last Name Facts

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

Ghirmay is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghirmay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghirmay is the 94,136th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,439,657 people. Ghirmay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ghirmay are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 85,986th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 5,965 people.

The last name Ghirmay is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,829 people, or 1 in 20,200. Apart from Ethiopia Ghirmay is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ghirmay Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ghirmay earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $40,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.13% less than the national average, earning $35,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girmay9275,315/
Ghirma9216/
Ghirmy921/
Girmaye866,929/
Ghiorma86197/
Ghirmai86145/
Girmayi8639/
Gihrmay8628/
Ghermay8625/
Guirmay867/
Girmaiy864/
Girmaya864/
Ghirmey862/
Ghyrmay861/
Gairmay861/
Girma83827,974/
Hirma83321/
Irmay8323/
Girmy831/
Guirmaye8015/
Girmayie805/
Germay773,041/
Girmai771,466/
Guirma77634/
Hirmas77305/
Irmaya77297/
Girmey7765/
Hermay7750/
Girmma7749/
Gherma7748/
Hierma7729/
Gierma7728/
Hirmat7721/
Hirmah7718/
Hirmaz7713/
Gremay7711/
Huirma777/
Ghirme775/
Girmat772/
Gehrma772/
Girmaa772/
Girrma772/
Irmaye771/
Irmayi771/
Girmae771/
Girmau771/
Ghermy771/
Hirmea771/
Ghrema771/
Irma739,878/
Irmy732/
Hermaya71599/
Guirmey71452/
Girmaji71313/
Irmayah7174/
Gheirmi7151/
Girmash7138/
Germaye7136/
Germaya7121/
Ghermas7117/
Giermaz7117/
Ghermai717/
Guirmai717/
Ghermat712/
Ghermah712/
Heirema711/
Jirmaiy711/
Guirmah711/
Geierma711/
Gairema711/
Girmaie711/
Girmaja711/
Girmaje711/
Girmaju711/
Jirmaye711/
Girmeye711/
Giermat711/
Guermay711/
Ghermad711/
Gremaye711/
Girmaud711/
Germa6721,585/
Grema6712,328/
Jirma672,875/
Herma672,084/
Girme67908/
Gremy67509/
Härma67164/
Hermy67124/
Guirmeye67105/
Germy6792/
Irmas6753/
Irmağ6753/
Girmi6751/
Ermay6750/
Giermach6749/
Irmah6741/
Hirme6730/
Irmai6724/
Irmat6717/
Giermasz6717/
Iorma6714/
Yirma6713/
Hirmi6713/
Irmma6710/
Irmey678/
Airma677/
Girmaiah674/
Irmiy674/
Hyrma674/
Guermaay674/
Girmajee673/
Irmap673/
Irmae673/
Hermayah672/
Jirmy672/
Girmé672/
Irmaa672/
Oirma672/
Ierma671/
Hirrmath671/
Girmhaji671/
Ghirmouh671/
Eirma671/
Isrmy671/
Irmad671/
Iermy670/
Ehrma670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ghirmay
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