Al Salim Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

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

Al Salim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Salim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England21:27,859,030389,889
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Al Salim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Salim occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Al Salim click here.

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

The surname is the 507,320th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Salim reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 55,396. Not including Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and Iraq, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Salem8815,074/
Al-Salim88620/
Al Zalim882/
Al Saleem82885/
Al Shalin824/
Al Shalem823/
Al Saleme821/
Al Selaim821/
Al Suilim821/
Al Salhin821/
Al Sahalin78317/
Al-Salem754,565/
Al-Salym751/
Al Salaymeh741/
Al-Saleem711,357/
Al Soleem711/
Al-Solaim711/
Al-Salaymeh637/
Al-Seleem591/

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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 Salim
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