Shalom Forename
22,987th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 38,439 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel
Shalom Forename User-submission:
The name Shalom means 'hello' in Hebrew.
Shalom Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 99% | 19,115 | 1:440 | 60 |
| Malawi | 78% | 3,913 | 1:4,373 | 671 |
| Nigeria | 72% | 3,224 | 1:55,076 | 3,873 |
| Kenya | - | 2,944 | 1:15,729 | 1,703 |
| United States | 64% | 2,034 | 1:178,238 | 6,597 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,734 | 1:56,263 | 5,093 |
| Ghana | 67% | 843 | 1:32,012 | 2,007 |
| Togo | - | 824 | 1:8,785 | 1,321 |
| Philippines | 62% | 549 | 1:193,096 | 8,700 |
| India | 68% | 500 | 1:2,429,756 | 118,900 |
| Chad | 80% | 309 | 1:44,008 | 4,322 |
| Tanzania | 64% | 276 | 1:191,262 | 8,124 |
| DR Congo | 61% | 253 | 1:291,809 | 11,683 |
| Uganda | 92% | 198 | 1:206,853 | 7,051 |
| Brazil | 100% | 170 | 1:1,260,213 | 30,739 |
| England | 98% | 168 | 1:330,970 | 8,113 |
| Mexico | 88% | 153 | 1:811,401 | 7,273 |
| South Africa | 58% | 136 | 1:400,975 | 20,604 |
| Canada | 100% | 129 | 1:256,848 | 8,815 |
| Thailand | 100% | 66 | 1:1,061,603 | 37,817 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80% | 54 | 1:150,969 | 13,227 |
| Botswana | 50% | 47 | 1:46,478 | 4,592 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 45 | 1:357,965 | 3,895 |
| Pakistan | 97% | 42 | 1:4,627,564 | 46,557 |
| Malaysia | 52% | 36 | 1:845,832 | 31,502 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 34 | 1:888,291 | 19,863 |
| Chile | 85% | 32 | 1:550,225 | 6,424 |
| Zambia | - | 32 | 1:495,462 | 11,424 |
| Namibia | - | 29 | 1:82,903 | 4,174 |
| Russia | 85% | 27 | 1:5,341,989 | 25,443 |
| Australia | - | 26 | 1:525,293 | 8,160 |
| Congo | 50% | 24 | 1:208,717 | 6,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 23 | 1:59,192 | 4,998 |
| Germany | 83% | 20 | 1:4,833,894 | 19,927 |
| Belgium | 100% | 19 | 1:604,739 | 9,016 |
| France | 70% | 19 | 1:3,498,439 | 16,478 |
| Italy | 77% | 19 | 1:3,213,794 | 18,941 |
| Zimbabwe | 83% | 19 | 1:811,780 | 30,897 |
| New Zealand | - | 18 | 1:252,002 | 7,674 |
| American Samoa | - | 17 | 1:3,285 | 601 |
| Austria | 100% | 17 | 1:500,835 | 4,712 |
| China | - | 17 | 1:80,356,222 | 63,797 |
| Ecuador | - | 16 | 1:1,107,932 | 8,230 |
| Benin | 100% | 15 | 1:705,056 | 20,455 |
| Peru | 60% | 13 | 1:2,445,496 | 23,318 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 13 | 1:44,689 | 2,823 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Sweden | 67% | 10 | 1:985,791 | 19,730 |
| Costa Rica | 57% | 9 | 1:529,772 | 7,736 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Jamaica | - | 8 | 1:360,403 | 10,541 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 7 | 1:2,625,638 | 48,146 |
| Argentina | 100% | 6 | 1:7,128,874 | 15,663 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 6 | 1:3,601,750 | 60,590 |
| Colombia | 100% | 6 | 1:7,963,154 | 36,949 |
| Singapore | 100% | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Indonesia | - | 5 | 1:51,592,734 | 871,495 |
| Nicaragua | 50% | 5 | 1:1,203,667 | 14,616 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Romania | - | 5 | 1:4,010,395 | 28,162 |
| Belarus | 100% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Guinea | - | 4 | 1:2,964,662 | 5,204 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Ukraine | 75% | 4 | 1:11,374,977 | 14,813 |
| Uruguay | - | 4 | 1:856,909 | 8,493 |
| Croatia | - | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 3 | 1:1,183,434 | 5,646 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Finland | 50% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Shalóm (1) are calculated separately.
Shalom (12,982) may also be a surname.
Shalom Forename Meaning
Shalom Forename Popularity
Shalom Demographics
Average Male Shalom Height
175.13 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 76 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalom in the Russian language | ||
| Шалом | salom | - |
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Footnotes
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- 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 Shalom