Yilma Surname

5,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yilma Surname User-submission:

The Yilma surname in Amharic means 'let it bloom' or 'may it flourish'.

Yilma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia111,2371:877148
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
Australia361:749,88148,970
England251:2,228,72284,230
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

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'.

- mazkoshia

Yilma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yilma is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yilma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yilma is the 5,058th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 65,235 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yilma are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 6,485th most common first name in the world, held by 162,139 people.

The surname Yilma is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 111,237 people, or 1 in 877. Barring Ethiopia Yilma occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Yilma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yilma are 39.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yilmaz9130,013/
Yilema913,388/
Yilmaç9187/
Yilmai9133/
Yilmas9129/
Yilmma914/
Yillma912/
Yilmay912/
Yilmat911/
Ilma894,379/
Ylma89126/
Yillmaz836/
Yilmatz834/
Yilmazs831/
Yillema831/
Hilma80506/
Ilmaz80494/
Islma80457/
Gilma80412/
Ilmah80345/
Ilmas80215/
Ylmaz80205/
Yılma80135/
Jilma80132/
Yilme8057/
Yolma8011/
Ailma808/
Illma805/
Ylema804/
Oilma802/
Ielma801/
Ilmaj801/
Ilmma801/
Ylmah801/
Hylma801/
Ytlma801/
Yilmi801/
Ylmas801/
Gilmai73697/
Yilmiş73393/
Hilmah73332/
Ilmast7362/
Hilmas7357/
Hailma7347/
Iglima7339/
Jylmaz7336/
Ilhmad7334/
Jilmaz7325/
Ilmaya7322/
Oilema7318/
Ilmass7316/
Eilmas7315/
Yilmer7314/
Ailema7313/
Gillma737/
Hilmat736/
Gilmay735/
Yilmez735/
Ailmai735/
Ailmad734/
Yilmiz734/
Ilmaas734/
Gilmaa733/
Uilmaz732/
Islmay732/
Hilmay732/
Ecilma732/
Yilmoz732/
Eilema732/
Yllmaz732/
Islmai732/
Illmau731/
Hillma731/
Hilmaa731/
Itelma731/
Yilmis731/
Icilma731/
Ilhmat731/
Ylmeau731/
Yilmet731/
Ailmaa731/
Oilmas731/
Jilmah731/
Yileme731/
Etilma731/
Ilmi6724,526/
Elma6717,542/
Ilmo672,198/
Ilmy67576/
Ilme67444/
Heilema6721/
Huilmai676/
Huilmay675/
Ylmi673/
Ylmo673/
Hillmas672/
Ylme672/
Heylema672/
Ailemau671/
Isselma671/
Hailmat671/
Yilmoud671/
Iglilma671/
Yilmoup671/
Ylmy671/
Jitelma671/
Heilmas670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yilma
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