Abu Salem Surname
Approximately 11,578 people bear this surname
Abu Salem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 7,017 | 1:13,102 | 1,563 |
| Palestine | 2,479 | 1:1,835 | 362 |
| Yemen | 776 | 1:34,053 | 3,119 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Jordan | 403 | 1:21,942 | 3,138 |
| Israel | 184 | 1:46,509 | 6,196 |
| Kuwait | 87 | 1:43,686 | 5,304 |
| Syria | 41 | 1:470,757 | 5,123 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Abu Salem (978) may also be a first name.
Abu Salem Demographics
Abu Salem Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Abu Salem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Salem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Salem is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Salem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,863rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 629,430 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Abu Salem are found; 61 percent are found in North Africa and 61 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Abu Salem is also the 257,637th most frequent first name globally It is held by 978 people.
The last name Abu Salem is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 7,017 people, or 1 in 13,102. Apart from Egypt Abu Salem occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 21 percent reside and Yemen, where 7 percent reside.
Abu Salem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Abu Salem last name is chiefly Sunni (33%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Salem | 95 | 23 | / |
| Abu Saleem | 95 | 11 | / |
| Abu Shalem | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abu Salim | 89 | 6,251 | / |
| Abu-Salem | 89 | 223 | / |
| Abu Selem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Salem | 84 | 19 | / |
| Abu-Saleem | 84 | 14 | / |
| Abu Seleem | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Chhalem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Selim | 78 | 22 | / |
| Abu-Salim | 78 | 12 | / |
| Abu Salin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shalin | 74 | 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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