Silma Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Maldives

Silma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso3221:56,9942,395
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Maldives111:36,7432,003
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Silma (10,962) may also be a first name.

Silma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻠﻤﺎ, Hindi: सिलमा, Marathi: सीमा, Oriya: ସିଲମା) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silma is the 519,402nd most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Silma are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Silma is also the 57,641st most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 10,962 people.

Silma is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 56,994. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Est Region, where 88 percent live and Centre Region, where 12 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso Silma occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Silma Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Silma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $26,278,300 COP per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $54,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silmat9136/
Silmai9122/
Shilma9116/
Silmaz9115/
Silmay914/
Silmma914/
Suilma913/
Silmah912/
Sillma911/
Slma89344/
Silmeas8393/
Silmath832/
Selma8015,355/
Silmi802,777/
Silmy801,203/
Silme80457/
Gilma80412/
Zilma80404/
Slema80181/
Jilma80132/
Slmai8071/
Silmo8034/
Cilma809/
Sylma808/
Slmaa805/
Slmha805/
Slmah804/
Slmat802/
Sslma802/
Silmé802/
Shlma801/
Slmas801/
Gilmai73697/
Chilma73378/
Selmah73366/
Gilmas73182/
Selmaj73145/
Silmez7399/
Shelma7378/
Shlema7362/
Silmie7339/
Selmai7338/
Jilmaz7325/
Seelma7323/
Silåmo7323/
Sellma7322/
Szlema7317/
Silmer7314/
Selmay7313/
Zielma7311/
Selmat7310/
Sielmy737/
Gillma737/
Cilmau736/
Shilmi736/
Szelma736/
Gilmay735/
Selmma734/
Shilmy734/
Selmas733/
Gilmaa733/
Slemau733/
Slemat733/
Jeslma732/
Silmee732/
Gilmat732/
Sclema731/
Suelma731/
Slemma731/
Selmaã731/
Silmeu731/
Zilmas731/
Silmet731/
Silmou731/
Selmaa731/
Szylma731/
Gielma731/
Silmit731/
Zilhma731/
Zuilma730/
Slemay730/
Schillmat711/
Chilmai6754/
Selmash6736/
Sylmeas6734/
Shlemas677/
Selmach676/
Clma676/
Szelmat676/
Zlma673/
Silmeez673/
Sillmer672/
Schlmap671/
Slemash671/
Shellma671/
Shilmei671/
Selmaya671/
Gilmaux671/
Djilmai671/
Slmo671/
Slemeah671/
Gilmais670/
Gilmatt670/

Silma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silma in the Oriya language
ସିଲମାsilama-
Silma in the Marathi language
सीमाsima-
Silma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻠﻤﺎsylma66.67
ﺳﻠﻤﻪslmh19.05
ﺳﻠﻤﺎslma9.52
ﺳﻠﻢslm4.76
Silma in the Hindi language
सिलमाsilama51.72
सीलमाsilama41.38
सिल्माsilma6.9

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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 Silma
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