Gholami Surname

2,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran258,2001:29717
Afghanistan5421:59,3231,931
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Sweden2321:42,4433,368
Canada1371:268,94625,310
England981:568,55234,674
Germany871:925,35065,249
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Norway361:142,84118,058
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Australia361:749,88148,970
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
France231:2,887,944200,772
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Finland111:499,70030,478
Austria101:851,54467,454
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Gholami (3,405) may also be a first name.

Gholami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghoulami93482/
Ghoolami935/
Gholamie933/
Ghollami933/
Gholaimi932/
Gholamid931/
Gholamis931/
Gholamiz931/
Ngholami931/
Hgholami931/
Gholamei931/
Golami9256/
Gholamieh8813/
Ghoullami8810/
Ghoujlami883/
Ghoulaimi882/
Gholamiss881/
Gholamhid881/
Ghulami86317/
Ghalami86256/
Gholame86120/
Goliami86112/
Ghelami86101/
Goulami8640/
Gholamy8634/
Golamis8621/
Golamiz8612/
Golammi863/
Guhlami862/
Gahlami861/
Golamit861/
Gholomi861/
Ghoulame8084/
Ghallami8021/
Ghellami807/
Ghullami806/
Gouliami805/
Ghulamhi804/
Goulamai802/
Ghalaimi802/
Ghulamai801/
Golamait801/
Ngoulami801/
Ghulamie801/
Gholamha801/
Ghollamy801/
Ghaslami801/
Ghulammi801/
Golemi772,259/
Galami771,078/
Gulami77114/
Golomi7788/
Golamy7728/
Golame7718/
Golama7712/
Gelami776/
Gouliamis7565/
Ghellaimi755/
Ng'holomi751/
Ghoulamet751/
Ghoullame751/
Ghouleimi751/
Goliama712,354/
Ngolomi71948/
Ghalame71549/
Golyama71507/
Ngalami7157/
Goolamy7150/
Ghalemi7142/
Ghalama7128/
Ngolame7127/
Goulama7121/
Kgolomi7120/
Ghulama7114/
Galamai7114/
Galamis7111/
Golamma7110/
Goulame719/
Galamij718/
Ghulame715/
Golamed714/
Gallami714/
Galamiy713/
Gollama712/
Gullami712/
Golomai712/
Galgami712/
Guhlama711/
Galyami711/
Gulamai711/
Golomei711/
Gulamid711/
Gulamis711/
Galamie711/
Galamoi711/
Gollame711/
Kgolame711/
Golomeić6793/
Ghelemei6746/
Gollamma6732/
Gulamait6711/
Ngalamoi679/
Gatlamid675/
Gouloumi675/
Goulamma674/
Ghalamma673/
Galamich672/
Golammer672/
Golliama672/
Goulomai672/
Goolamee672/
Gallyami671/
Ghulamha671/
Ghelamay671/
Gulamaid671/
Goliomio671/
Ghellame671/
Ngaliami671/
Ngallami671/
Golahmed671/
Gallamit671/
Galliami671/
Ghaloumi671/
Ghulamay671/

Gholami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gholami in the Arabic language
غلاميghlamy-

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