Silmy Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Silmy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silmy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Indonesia1591:831,75662,946
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Silmy (1,539) may also be a first name.

Silmy Last Name Facts

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

Silmy is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silmy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 312,624th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Silmy live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Silmy is also the 197,659th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 1,539 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Aside from Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Morocco, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielmy917/
Shilmy914/
Silmay914/
Slmy891/
Selmy804,196/
Silmi802,777/
Silma80627/
Silme80457/
Zilmy8029/
Slemy804/
Sylmy802/
Silmé802/
Gilmy801/
Silmez7399/
Silmie7339/
Silmai7322/
Silmer7314/
Selmay7313/
Selmys739/
Shelmy738/
Chilmy738/
Shilmi736/
Gilmay735/
Silmma734/
Selmey733/
Slmaya732/
Silmee732/
Gilmmy732/
Silmet731/
Silmit731/
Sellmy731/
Sillma731/
Gilmoy731/
Silmeu731/
Slemay730/
Gillmy730/
Slma67344/
Silmeas6793/
Slmi678/
Slme675/
Silmeez673/
Sillmer672/
Shlemys672/
Slmj672/
Selmaya671/
Shilmei671/
Shelmey671/
Gilmeey671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Silmy
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