Al-Salam Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Salam Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Salam.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Salam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England91:6,190,895170,599
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al-Salam (39) may also be a first name.

Al-Salam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Salam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Salam is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Salam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 660,498th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Al-Salam live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Al-Salam is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 39 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Besides Saudi Arabia Al-Salam exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Al-Salam Last Name Statistics demography

Al-Salam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Al-Salam
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