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

Gilami (Hindi: गिलामी) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilami? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Gilami is predominantly found 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 numerous first name at a global level, held by 119 people.

Gilami is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common 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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