Masalma Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Masalma Surname User-submission:

The Masalma surname was given to Jews in Yatta (a town in Hebron region) who converted to Islam on event of the Arab conquest of Palestine.

Masalma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine2191:20,7713,255
Israel1761:48,6236,414
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Masalma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Masalma surname was given to Jews in Yatta (a town in Hebron region) who converted to Islam on event of the Arab conquest of Palestine.

- avtaras

Masalma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masalma (Russian: Масалма) is found most frequently in Palestine. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masalma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Masalma is the 709,895th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Masalma are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Levant.

The last name Masalma is most widespread in Palestine, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 20,771. In Palestine Masalma is most numerous in: Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 46 percent reside, Bethlehem Governorate, where 23 percent reside and Hebron Governorate, where 21 percent reside. Beside Palestine it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 43 percent reside and Syria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masalmah9310/
Massalma932/
Maisalmai881/
Macalma861,560/
Masalmi8641/
Masalme861/
Mosalma861/
Masalmeh80521/
Maasalmi8019/
Maisalmi8019/
Massalme807/
Maizalma801/
Massalmeh756/
Mezzsalma751/
Macallmma751/
Meisalmi6730/
Macoulma671/
Mouzalmai632/
MacHolmes5030/
Mousoulmi507/

Masalma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masalma in the Russian language
Масалмаmasalma-

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