Gilami Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Gilami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Gilami (119) may also be a first name.

Gilami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilami (Hindi: गिलामी) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gilami click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Gilami live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gilami is also the 856,040th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 119 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Gilami is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Gilami exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillami923/
Guilami921/
Ilami91708/
Guilaumi861/
Islami8387,498/
Ilhami833,447/
Hilami83233/
Gilama83232/
Gulami83114/
Silami8390/
Cilami8368/
Jilami8330/
Ilamai8324/
Ilamit8318/
Illami8313/
Gilemi838/
Gelami836/
Eilami836/
Zilami835/
Ilaami835/
Ilasmi834/
Iliami834/
Ilyami833/
Ilamgi831/
Gilame831/
Ailami831/
Yilami831/
Ilgami831/
Guiliamis802/
Silamai77439/
Ghulami77317/
Silamoi77239/
Chilami77127/
Ghelami77101/
Ilhammi7791/
Zailami7728/
Islaimi7711/
Sailami7710/
Islamid779/
Islammi778/
Hailami778/
Islamih778/
Guilame776/
Jailami775/
Zeilami775/
Islyami774/
Illamai774/
Islamai774/
Gillame773/
Ilahami772/
Islamii772/
Gullami772/
Ileasmi772/
Silamei772/
Guhlami772/
Ilhamii771/
Ihlasmi771/
Illamgi771/
Illammi771/
Gulamai771/
Oillami771/
Djilami771/
Ilamije771/
Uillami771/
Gillamy771/
Jilahmi771/
Sielami771/
Geslami771/
Gilomio771/
Gilaume771/
Ghilomi771/
Ngilame771/
Illhami771/
Guelami771/
Silamui771/
Gilhame770/
Ilama732,760/
Elami731,277/
Ilame731,110/
Ilomi7357/
Ilamy732/
Ghelaimi71173/
Sailamai71127/
Guilaume7169/
Gillaume7138/
Gilliame7131/
Jitlamai7125/
Soilammi7120/
Chillami7115/
Islamist7113/
Guilaumé718/
Ghellami717/
Ghullami716/
Gielomie715/
Chilamai714/
Zilhasmi714/
Illamaih714/
Ghulamhi714/
Islamich711/
Illiamoi711/
Gailamma711/
Ghulamai711/
Ilahamid711/
Khilamoi711/
Ngelamai711/
Gellaimi711/
Guiloumi711/
Guiliame711/
Guilaime711/
Ghulamie711/
Zailaimi711/
Ghulammi711/
Khailami711/
Eslami6727,030/
Selami678,392/
Elhami671,369/
Islamy67868/
Celami67839/
Islame67663/
Ailama67591/
Ilhame67519/
Gulame67503/
Elasmi67383/
Ilhamy67363/
Ilomoi67287/
Chitlamai67252/
Ilamma67245/
Guilhaume67244/
Silame67186/
Ilhama67182/
Elajmi67147/
Guilhamet67125/
Ellami6793/
Zilame6781/
Elammi6762/
Illama6760/
Iliama6753/
Islomi6751/
Gulemi6733/
Zelami6731/
Jelami6730/
Giloma6730/
Ilamaj6727/
Hilama6722/
Hilame6715/
Elaimi6714/
Ileama6712/
Elamid6711/
Helami6710/
Ilhomi679/
Gelama677/
Gelemi676/
Oylami676/
Elatmi676/
Ehlami676/
Elamai675/
Yilama675/
Ghellaimi675/
Eelami675/
Iluomi675/
Zilamy675/
Ajlami675/
Ilaama674/
Ilamej674/
Eliami674/
Ghoujlami673/
Gulomi673/
Jilama673/
Gilome673/
Ilyama673/
Ilamyo673/
Ailame672/
Gaillaume672/
Elgami672/
Gulamy672/
Ilauma672/
Illame672/
Iloumi672/
Elamie672/
Jilame671/
Ilaame671/
Ilames671/
Ihlama671/
Gilliaume671/
Silamy671/
Gelame671/
Ylamie671/
Uilame671/
Guiliaume671/
Ilaima671/
Ilaime671/
Ilayma671/
Guilaumet671/
Elahmi671/
Ailomi671/
Elyami671/
Elamhi671/
Gehllaimi671/
Ealami671/

Gilami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilami in the Hindi language
गिलामीgilami66.67
गिलमीgilami33.33

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