Saleem Forename
2,372nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 431,144 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia
Saleem Forename User-submission:
The name Saleem means 'peaceful' or 'safe'. It comes from the Arabic root س-ل-م (s-l-m), which means 'peace' or 'safety'. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Salim or Salam, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
Read More About This ForenameSaleem Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 71% | 214,924 | 1:904 | 168 |
| India | 100% | 134,829 | 1:9,011 | 1,179 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 59,273 | 1:520 | 58 |
| United States | 96% | 3,089 | 1:117,364 | 4,959 |
| Oman | 100% | 2,941 | 1:1,397 | 212 |
| England | 100% | 2,243 | 1:24,790 | 1,457 |
| Sudan | 100% | 2,181 | 1:17,335 | 1,813 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1,416 | 1:1,673 | 162 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1,283 | 1:124,288 | 7,723 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,145 | 1:18,165 | 2,459 |
| Kuwait | - | 950 | 1:3,984 | 524 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 941 | 1:188,698 | 8,366 |
| South Africa | 100% | 831 | 1:65,623 | 6,190 |
| Canada | 100% | 724 | 1:45,764 | 3,110 |
| Egypt | 89% | 629 | 1:146,106 | 5,938 |
| Bahrain | - | 400 | 1:3,372 | 538 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 370 | 1:15,210 | 1,335 |
| Afghanistan | 69% | 311 | 1:104,899 | 3,594 |
| Mauritius | - | 281 | 1:4,618 | 751 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 253 | 1:5,381 | 920 |
| Poland | 100% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Malaysia | 89% | 177 | 1:172,034 | 10,374 |
| Iraq | 100% | 145 | 1:241,502 | 3,830 |
| Thailand | 100% | 122 | 1:574,310 | 25,990 |
| Jordan | 100% | 117 | 1:75,443 | 1,835 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 98 | 1:72,980 | 6,332 |
| Maldives | 69% | 95 | 1:4,567 | 256 |
| Scotland | 100% | 89 | 1:60,116 | 1,760 |
| Kenya | - | 82 | 1:564,721 | 14,944 |
| Sweden | 99% | 74 | 1:133,215 | 5,291 |
| France | 100% | 71 | 1:936,202 | 7,555 |
| Germany | 100% | 69 | 1:1,401,129 | 9,483 |
| Greece | 100% | 68 | 1:160,802 | 3,572 |
| Spain | 100% | 62 | 1:750,483 | 7,663 |
| Ireland | 86% | 49 | 1:94,766 | 2,403 |
| Syria | - | 49 | 1:394,002 | 2,752 |
| Australia | - | 37 | 1:369,125 | 6,777 |
| Guyana | 100% | 34 | 1:22,449 | 2,662 |
| Japan | - | 34 | 1:3,764,296 | 25,024 |
| Denmark | - | 32 | 1:176,547 | 4,105 |
| Ecuador | - | 29 | 1:611,273 | 5,978 |
| Indonesia | - | 28 | 1:9,212,988 | 301,436 |
| Norway | 100% | 26 | 1:197,397 | 4,991 |
| Mozambique | - | 25 | 1:1,089,734 | 1,713 |
| New Zealand | - | 25 | 1:181,442 | 6,350 |
| Wales | 100% | 25 | 1:123,772 | 2,766 |
| Jamaica | - | 21 | 1:137,297 | 5,200 |
| Libya | - | 16 | 1:388,832 | 1,019 |
| Israel | 100% | 15 | 1:560,195 | 10,411 |
| Singapore | 100% | 15 | 1:419,137 | 10,588 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 15 | 1:547,566 | 8,396 |
| Philippines | 92% | 12 | 1:8,834,123 | 129,598 |
| Belgium | 100% | 11 | 1:1,044,549 | 12,446 |
| Brazil | - | 11 | 1:19,476,014 | 191,600 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Italy | 100% | 11 | 1:5,551,099 | 24,143 |
| Ghana | 100% | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Hong Kong | - | 8 | 1:969,091 | 5,961 |
| Uganda | 100% | 8 | 1:5,119,615 | 45,522 |
| Belarus | 100% | 7 | 1:1,354,626 | 6,726 |
| Russia | 100% | 7 | 1:20,604,815 | 59,831 |
| Tanzania | - | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| South Korea | - | 6 | 1:924,070 | 17,138 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Iceland | - | 5 | 1:73,203 | 3,413 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 5 | 1:3,380,417 | 28,284 |
| Yemen | - | 5 | 1:5,259,350 | 4,986 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Finland | 67% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Palestine | 100% | 3 | 1:1,516,686 | 4,479 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Nepal | - | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Saleem (872,163) may also be a surname.
Saleem Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Saleem means 'peaceful' or 'safe'. It comes from the Arabic root س-ل-م (s-l-m), which means 'peace' or 'safety'. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Salim or Salam, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
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Saleem Demographics
Average Male Saleem Height
173.79 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 195 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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