Yilma Surname
Approximately 111,712 people bear this surname
Yilma Surname User-submission:
The Yilma surname in Amharic means 'let it bloom' or 'may it flourish'.
Yilma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 111,237 | 1:877 | 148 |
| United States | 321 | 1:1,129,156 | 81,316 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Yilma (162,139) may also be a first name.
Yilma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Yilma surname in Amharic means 'let it bloom' or 'may it flourish'.
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Yilma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yilma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yilma is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yilma.
How Common Is The Last Name Yilma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,058th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,235 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yilma live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yilma is also the 6,485th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 162,139 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 111,237 people, or 1 in 877. Not including Ethiopia it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Yilma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yilma surname are 39.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Yilma earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $43,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning $42,529 CAD per year.
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