Gholami Surname
Approximately 260,071 people bear this surname
Gholami Surname User-submission:
Gholami (غلامی) is an Iranian surname, which derives from the word gholam, meaning 'servant', and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'.
Gholami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 258,200 | 1:297 | 17 |
| Afghanistan | 542 | 1:59,323 | 1,931 |
| United States | 286 | 1:1,267,339 | 89,284 |
| Sweden | 232 | 1:42,443 | 3,368 |
| Canada | 137 | 1:268,946 | 25,310 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Germany | 87 | 1:925,350 | 65,249 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| United Arab Emirates | 52 | 1:176,198 | 12,766 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Norway | 36 | 1:142,841 | 18,058 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Gholami (3,405) may also be a first name.
Gholami Surname Meaning
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Gholami (غلامی) is an Iranian surname, which derives from the word gholam, meaning 'servant', and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'.
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Gholami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gholami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gholami (Arabic: غلامي) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gholami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,101st most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,021 people. Gholami occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gholami are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Gholami is also the 122,023rd most frequent forename in the world, held by 3,405 people.
The last name Gholami is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 258,200 people, or 1 in 297. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent reside and Fars Province, where 9 percent reside. Besides Iran it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Gholami Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gholami last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.
The amount Gholami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.87% less than the national average, earning 266,943 kr per year; in United States they earn 55.55% more than the national average, earning $67,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,894 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gholami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gholami in the Arabic language | ||
| غلامي | ghlamy | - |
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