Abu Salamah Surname
Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname
Abu Salamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 851 | 1:5,345 | 1,182 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
Abu Salamah (108) may also be a first name.
Abu Salamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Salamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Salamah is borne by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Abu Salamah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Salamah? popularity and diffusion
Abu Salamah is the 344,115th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,842,766 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Abu Salamah live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Levant. Abu Salamah is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 108 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 5,345. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Jenin Governorate, where 43 percent reside, North Gaza Governorate, where 18 percent reside and Hebron Governorate, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Palestine it occurs in one country. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Salamah
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