Abu Salim Surname
Approximately 6,251 people bear this surname
Abu Salim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,508 | 1:26,207 | 2,927 |
| Palestine | 1,738 | 1:2,617 | 546 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Jordan | 334 | 1:26,474 | 3,541 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Israel | 36 | 1:237,712 | 22,042 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Abu Salim (537) may also be a first name.
Abu Salim Demographics
Abu Salim Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Abu Salim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Salim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Salim occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Abu Salim.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Salim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abu Salim is the 78,171st most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,165,821 people. The surname Abu Salim occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Abu Salim are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 56 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 363,820th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 537 people.
It is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,508 people, or 1 in 26,207. Aside from Egypt Abu Salim occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 28 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside.
Abu Salim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Abu Salim surname is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Salem | 89 | 11,578 | / |
| Abu Selim | 89 | 22 | / |
| Abu-Salim | 89 | 12 | / |
| Abu Salin | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abou Salem | 84 | 23 | / |
| Abu Saleem | 84 | 11 | / |
| Abu Shalem | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shalin | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Salem | 78 | 223 | / |
| Abu Selem | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Salem | 74 | 19 | / |
| Abu-Saleem | 74 | 14 | / |
| Abu Seleem | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Chhalem | 70 | 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 Salim
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