Al Salem Surname

35,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Salem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Salem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria4,7771:4,040465
Jordan3,3821:2,615515
Saudi Arabia3,1401:9,8271,385
Kuwait2,7091:1,403152
Iraq2991:117,1293,341
Lebanon2671:21,1132,519
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates821:111,7359,627
Palestine711:64,0685,760
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Al Salem (10) may also be a first name.

Al Salem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Salem is borne by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Salem? popularity and diffusion

Al Salem is the 35,088th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 483,451 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Salem are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 58 percent are found in Levant. Al Salem is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The last name Al Salem is most widely held in Syria, where it is borne by 4,777 people, or 1 in 4,040. In Syria Al Salem is primarily concentrated in: Aleppo Governorate, where 66 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 30 percent reside and Hama Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Syria this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 22 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent reside.

Al Salem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Saleem94885/
Al Shalem943/
Al Saleme941/
Al-Salem884,565/
Al Salim88646/
Al-Saleem821,357/
Al Soleem821/
Al-Salim75620/
Al Zalim752/
Al-Salym751/
Al Salaymeh741/
Al Shalin714/
Al Salhin711/
Al Suilim711/
Al Selaim711/
Al-Seleem711/
Al Sahalin67317/
Al-Salaymeh637/
Al-Solaim591/

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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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  • 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 Salem
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