Lilma Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Lilma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lilma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Lilma (767) may also be a first name.

Lilma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lilma (Georgian: ლილმა, Hindi: लीलमा, Oriya: ଲିଳା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lilma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Lilma reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lilma is also the 296,432nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 767 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Zamfara, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Lilma exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and Cape Verde, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lillma9112/
Lilmaz911/
Lilmah911/
Lilmau911/
Lillmaa8347/
Glielma8319/
Lilme8059/
Lelma809/
Lilmi806/
Laelma7310/
Lilmer732/
Lüllma731/
Lilmis731/
Leelma731/
Glielmi671,099/
Glielmo6788/
Lehelma6752/
Lluelma6728/
Lüllmaa6715/
Lilmoës6713/
Lelmaya672/
Lillmer671/
Glielme671/
Leulmay671/
Leelmma671/
Lellmas670/
Lehellma6246/
Luellmaa621/
Lelmaaya621/
Lelmi6091/
Lelme6045/
Lelmo601/
Leulmi555,213/
Luelmo55519/
Lelmet5582/
Lelmou551/
Lyolmo551/
Lelmot550/
Lelmes550/
Lehelmä505/
Lelmett502/
Leullmi501/
L'Eulmi501/

Lilma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lilma in the Georgian language
ლილმაlilma-
Lilma in the Hindi language
लीलमाlilama66.67
लिलमाlilama28.21
लिल्माlilma2.56
लिलमlilama2.56
Lilma in the Oriya language
ଲିଳାlila50
ଲିଲମାlilama50

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