Sirma Surname

56,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sirma Surname User-submission:

Sirma is a Turkish surname, which means 'gilded fine silver wire immersed in gold'.

Sirma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,7611:9,7001,240
Turkey3,3861:22,9832,651
Latvia2771:7,4011,060
Romania2141:93,82210,797
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
India811:9,469,943186,993
Israel321:267,42624,032
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Finland171:323,33523,349
Burkina Faso141:1,310,86411,575
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Georgia131:288,11913,907
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Albania101:291,40615,585
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Sirmā (12), Sîrma (1) & Sîrmă (9) are calculated separately.

Sirma (8,122) may also be a first name.

Sirma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sirma is a Turkish surname, which means 'gilded fine silver wire immersed in gold'.

- irmak_010

The Sirma surname means 'thin silver wire with or without gold gilding'.

- irmaksirm

Sirma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sirma (Arabic: سيرما, Georgian: სირმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺮﻡ, Hindi: सिरमा, Oriya: ଶିମର୍ା, Russian: Сирма) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Sirmā, Sîrma or Sîrmă. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,059th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 805,343 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Sirma reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sirma is also the 70,348th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 8,122 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4,761 people, or 1 in 9,700. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent reside, Baringo County, where 23 percent reside and Nandi County, where 15 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 37 percent reside and Latvia, where 3 percent reside.

Sirma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sirma surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Sirma are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Sirma earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirmā9312/
Sîrma931/
Shirma91520/
Sirmay9188/
Sirema9141/
Suirma9129/
Sirmai9122/
Sirmah9118/
Sirmas9116/
Sirmat9112/
Sirmad9110/
Sirmaj917/
Sierma912/
Sairma911/
Sirmma911/
Sirmau911/
Sîrmă879/
Szirmai831,436/
Sirmais83237/
Szirmay83188/
Sirmays8392/
Schirma8334/
Shirmad8324/
Sairmau8323/
Shirmat839/
Siremaa837/
Shairma834/
Sirmats832/
Shirmma831/
Szirmat831/
Sirhmad831/
Sirmaha831/
Sirmajs831/
Shirmah831/
Shirmas831/
Sirmatt830/
Sirmaus830/
Girma80827,974/
Serma805,481/
Jirma802,875/
Syrma80507/
Sirme80117/
Cirma80109/
Sirmi8045/
Sirmo8044/
Zirma809/
Srema806/
Sırma801/
Shirmast77114/
Schirmad772/
Shirmahd771/
Shirmach771/
Shirmaid771/
Shirmaiz771/
Girmay7375,315/
Girema7314,504/
Sherma731,644/
Girmai731,466/
Syrmas73448/
Zirema73394/
Siremo73362/
Shyrma73315/
Sermah73152/
Sermas73145/
Syrmai73118/
Sermat73111/
Sireme7384/
Szyrma7378/
Zirmat7367/
Sirmoi7353/
Girmma7349/
Sirmer7347/
Shirmo7345/
Syrmay7338/
Sermay7334/
Searma7330/
Sărmaș7330/
Gierma7328/
Sermad7321/
Sirmis7319/
Sirmos7317/
Chirma7314/
Shrema7313/
Djirma7313/
Sermma7312/
Zhirma7311/
Seerma738/
Sirmed737/
Shirmi736/
Sirmou735/
Sermea735/
Sirmod733/
Shirme733/
Sremay732/
Girmat732/
Syrmat732/
Girmaa732/
Girrma732/
Sremai732/
Syrema732/
Jhirma731/
Cirmad731/
Girmau731/
Sirmiz731/
Siermy731/
Shjrma731/
Serrma731/
Sermaa731/
Sermaş731/
Shărma731/
Sremah731/
Cirmaz731/
Sermoa731/
Sirmee731/
Zirmad731/
Zirmah731/
Sirmot730/
Shirmaash7152/
Sirmajová7114/
Sirmaiová7113/
Sirmayová714/
Sirmaiova711/
Scherma67829/
Shermat67270/
Shirmer67243/
Schirmo67107/
Dzierma6764/
Sermast6748/
Giremma6743/
Sermeas6742/
Sermmai6741/
Girmash6738/
Shermah6735/
Djirmay6734/
Dzhirma6733/
Gihrmay6728/
Sermais6720/
Seermaa6715/
Sermays6714/
Shirmod6714/
Sermaha6714/
Chairma6711/
Sirhemi6711/
Chitrma6710/
Shermau679/
Szirmaiová679/
Giremay679/
Syrmais676/
Sermaya675/
Szirmaiova675/
Szirmer675/
Shermas674/
Szirmayová674/
Shearma673/
Schirme673/
Djirmai673/
Scirmer672/
Shserma672/
Szirmos672/
Sermaja672/
Shirmey671/
Ziremah671/
Shermap671/
Sermath671/
Zeirema671/
Sermach671/
Sermeau671/
Sirmous671/
Sjirmey671/
Shirmee671/
Schrema671/
Giremai671/
Djirmaï671/
Shirmetowa671/
Shirmoh671/
Shirrmi671/
Shirmoz671/
Zirmast671/
Girmaud671/
Sirmott670/
Shirmes670/
Shermad670/
Shermay670/

Sirma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sirma in the Georgian language
სირმაsirma-
Sirma in the Hindi language
सिरमाsirama82.28
सीरमाsirama8.86
शर्माsarma5.06
सीमाsima2.53
सीमार्simar1.27
Sirma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺮﻡsrm50
ﺳﻴﺮﻡsyrm33.33
ﺳﺮﻣﻪsrmh16.67
Sirma in the Oriya language
ଶିମର୍ାsimara28.57
ସିମର୍ାsimara28.57
ଶିମsima14.29
ସିମାsima14.29
ସିମsima14.29
Sirma in the Russian language
Сирмаsirma-
Sirma in the Arabic language
سيرماsyrma-

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