Abu Salam Surname
Approximately 3,953 people bear this surname
Abu Salam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,952 | 1:47,098 | 4,665 |
| Bangladesh | 1,712 | 1:93,082 | 4,097 |
| Israel | 185 | 1:46,257 | 6,172 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Palestine | 37 | 1:122,942 | 7,616 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Abu Salam (1,296) may also be a first name.
Abu Salam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Salam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Salam is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Salam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abu Salam is the 116,594th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,843,548 people. The surname Abu Salam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Abu Salam reside; 49 percent reside in North Africa and 49 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Abu Salam is also the 218,669th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,296 people.
It is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,952 people, or 1 in 47,098. Besides Egypt this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 43 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Salaam | 95 | 59 | / |
| Abou Salam | 95 | 4 | / |
| Abu Saloum | 84 | 113 | / |
| Abu Shaalan | 80 | 255 | / |
| Abu Salloum | 80 | 136 | / |
| Abu Salatin | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Zalam | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abu Zaalan | 74 | 2 | / |
| Abu Salhon | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jalhoum | 70 | 572 | / |
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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 Salam
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