Silme Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Haiti

Silme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2961:262,91017,940
Haiti931:114,8815,373
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Silmé (2) & Silmë (1) are calculated separately.

Silme (1,154) may also be a first name.

Silme Last Name Facts

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

Silme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻢ, Russian: Сильме) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Silmé or Silmë. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silme is the 658,434th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Silme are found; 58 percent are found in West Asia and 58 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Silme is also the 234,177th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,154 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 262,910. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Antalya Province, where 46 percent are found, Ordu Province, where 22 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Silme Last Name Statistics demography

Silme earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silmé932/
Silmë931/
Silmez9199/
Silmie9139/
Silmer9114/
Silmee912/
Silmeu911/
Silmet911/
Silm89850/
Slme895/
Silmeas8393/
Silmeez833/
Sillmer832/
Shilmei831/
Silmi802,777/
Silmy801,203/
Silma80627/
Selme80259/
Gilme80175/
Sleme80112/
Zilme80106/
Shilm8013/
Slmet8012/
Jilme804/
Cilme804/
Sylme802/
Sjilm801/
Slmee801/
Slmeh801/
Schilmer771/
Gilmer7310,503/
Selmer731,723/
Selmes73891/
Gilmet73654/
Zilmer73381/
Slemer73219/
Schilm7349/
Chilme7333/
Selmet7329/
Selmee7326/
Gillme7323/
Silmai7322/
Selmej7313/
Gilmes7312/
Slemet7311/
Sielmy737/
Shelme736/
Shilmi736/
Slemei735/
Silmay734/
Silmma734/
Shilmy734/
Selmey733/
Selmie733/
Gilmez733/
Gilmme732/
Jilmer732/
Selmeh732/
Siglim731/
Szuilm731/
Zilmes731/
Shiolm731/
Silmit731/
Shleme731/
Sillma731/
Slmeeh731/
Sylmer730/
Zillmer672,930/
Zilm671,480/
Sellmer671,196/
Slemmer671,031/
Gillmer67782/
Selm67720/
Slma67344/
Sylmeas6734/
Shlemei6720/
Gilmerr6719/
Szlemer6718/
Schlmer6713/
Slmi678/
Selmieh675/
Slemett673/
Gillmet673/
Zillmes672/
Clme672/
Gilmett672/
Zilmmer672/
Slmj672/
Gilmeey671/
Zielmer671/
Silmova671/
Shelmey671/
Selmedd671/
Cilm671/
Selmetz671/
Selmmer671/
Sellmed671/
Szelmet671/
Slemmet671/
Sellmes671/
Slmy671/
Slemeah671/
Xilm671/
Schleme670/

Silme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻢslm-
Silme in the Russian language
Сильмеsilme-

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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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  • 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 Silme
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