Shilmu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shilmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shilmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Shilmu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shilmu (Hindi: शिलमू) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shilmu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shilmu? popularity and diffusion

Shilmu is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shilmu live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Shilmu is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most frequent in: Telangana, where 100 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shillmu922/
Silmu9194/
Shailemu861/
Silemu83116/
Shulmu8320/
Chilmu834/
Sailmu832/
Silmeu831/
Silmou831/
Shelmu831/
Sahailmou801/
Silmeus7747/
Shelmut776/
Soilemu771/
Chilmou771/
Sulmu7312/
Shelmutt712/
Chelmu67238/
Selmou6740/
Selmus6715/
Cilmau676/
Selmut671/
Shellmutt671/
Chelmus62490/
Chelmuș6299/
Chelmuş6270/
Sylmeus625/
Selmeus624/
Selmous621/
Setlemu621/
Chelmouh572/
Zelmou5082/
Celmus502/

Shilmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shilmu in the Hindi language
शिलमूsilamu-

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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 Shilmu
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