Abu-Salem Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Abu-Salem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
Abu-Salem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu-Salem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu-Salem occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu-Salem? popularity and diffusion
Abu-Salem is the 1,098,270th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Abu-Salem are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Apart from Saudi Arabia it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou-Salem | 95 | 19 | / |
| Abu-Saleem | 95 | 14 | / |
| Abu Salem | 89 | 11,578 | / |
| Abu-Salim | 89 | 12 | / |
| Abou Salem | 84 | 23 | / |
| Abu Saleem | 84 | 11 | / |
| Abu Shalem | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Salim | 78 | 6,251 | / |
| Abu Selem | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Seleem | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Chhalem | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abu Selim | 67 | 22 | / |
| Abu Salin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shalin | 63 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Abu-Salem
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