Kulmiya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kulmiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulmiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kulmiya Last Name Facts

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

Kulmiya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulmiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kulmiya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Kulmiya is most frequent in: Wajir County, where 80 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent live and Somalia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulmiye866,090/
Kulmiyo861/
Kullmiye801/
Khulmiye801/
Kulmmiye801/
Koulmiey801/
Kuhlmeia800/
Kulmie77756/
Kulmoi7750/
Kulmey776/
Kulmai772/
Kulmye772/
Kulmei771/
Kulmau771/
Khilmiyah75274/
Koulmiyeh75126/
Kuhlmey71983/
Kuhlmei7160/
Kuhlmay7126/
Koulmey7116/
Kulmije712/
Kolmiye712/
Kuulmaa712/
Kullmey712/
Kulmaye712/
Kulmeye711/
Koulmay711/
Koulmai711/
Kolmaya711/
Koulmouy671/

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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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  • 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 Kulmiya
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