Abu Salami Surname
Approximately 2,454 people bear this surname
Abu Salami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,319 | 1:39,645 | 4,075 |
| Israel | 124 | 1:69,013 | 8,556 |
| Palestine | 11 | 1:413,532 | 12,017 |
Abu Salami (915) may also be a first name.
Abu Salami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Salami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Salami occurs most in Egypt. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Salami? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abu Salami is the 174,754th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,969,660 people. The last name Abu Salami is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Abu Salami live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 268,007th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 915 people.
Abu Salami is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,319 people, or 1 in 39,645. Without taking into account Egypt this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 5 percent are found and Palestine, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Salami | 95 | 10 | / |
| Abu Salamis | 95 | 4 | / |
| Abu Salama | 90 | 3,396 | / |
| Abu-Salami | 90 | 2 | / |
| Abu Salameh | 86 | 70 | / |
| Abou Salama | 86 | 11 | / |
| Abu Salemieh | 82 | 464 | / |
| Abou-Salama | 76 | 124 | / |
| Abu Salloma | 76 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Salameh | 76 | 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 Salami
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