Hilmy Surname

47,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Maldives

Hilmy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilmy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,5321:4,591672
Egypt3,2031:28,7033,146
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Indonesia8861:149,26514,673
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Maldives2611:1,549162
Malaysia1761:167,58110,231
United States801:4,530,737237,840
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
France241:2,767,613196,808
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England201:2,785,90397,972
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hilmy (3,344) may also be a first name.

Hilmy Last Name Facts

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

Hilmy (Hindi: हिलमी) is found most in Sri Lanka. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilmy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,362nd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 666,808 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Hilmy live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Hilmy is also the 123,414th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 3,344 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4,532 people, or 1 in 4,591. Apart from Sri Lanka it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Hilmy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hilmy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hilmy surname rose 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilmy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hilmy surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hilmy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 47.81% more than the national average, earning $63,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.39% more than the national average, earning $62,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hielmy91114/
Hilmey9148/
Hillmy9112/
Hilmiy9110/
Chilmy918/
Hilmay912/
Hailmy911/
Ilmy89576/
Huilmay835/
Hilmeey831/
Helmy80187,508/
Hilmi8024,846/
Hilma80506/
Hilme8065/
Hylmy804/
Itlmy801/
Gilmy801/
Hilmer734,459/
Helmey732,324/
Hilmes731,457/
Hellmy73587/
Khilmi73448/
Chilma73378/
Chilmi73375/
Hilmee73131/
Hillme73115/
Chelmy7392/
Hilmis7385/
Hilmie7363/
Hailma7347/
Chilme7333/
Helmys7330/
Hilmér7327/
Ilmaya7322/
Hillmi7320/
Hailmi7313/
Khelmy739/
Hilmet737/
Helmiy736/
Gilmay735/
Yilmay732/
Hailme732/
Khylmy732/
Islmay732/
Gilmmy732/
Hilmaa731/
Hilmmi731/
Hilmei731/
Itelmy731/
Helmyz731/
Helmmy731/
Hulmay731/
Hillma731/
Gilmoy731/
Helmay731/
Helmoy730/
Gillmy730/
Ilmi6724,526/
Ilma674,379/
Hillmer673,468/
Elmy671,219/
Ilme67444/
Heilmer67105/
Chilmai6754/
Helmych6753/
Hellmyß6721/
Hellmys6718/
Chelmey6711/
Huilmai676/
Hailmer676/
Khailmi673/
Hilmish673/
Heelmmy671/
Ylmy671/
Hillmes671/
Hoilmes671/
Gilmeey671/
Heallmy671/
Hilmmer671/
Hilmich670/
Hillmis670/
Hillmme670/

Hilmy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hilmy in the Hindi language
हिलमीhilami-

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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 Hilmy
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