Saalam Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Saalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Saalam (201) may also be a first name.
Saalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saalam (Hindi: साआलम, Marathi: सालम, Russian: Саалам) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saalam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Saalam are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 639,077th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 201 people.
Saalam is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 12,784,423. In India Saalam is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 35 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent are found and Bihar, where 17 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saalam in the Hindi language | ||
| साआलम | sa'alama | 91.67 |
| सआलम | sa'alama | 8.33 |
| Saalam in the Marathi language | ||
| सालम | salama | 45.45 |
| साआलम | sa'alama | 36.36 |
| साअलम | sa'alama | 9.09 |
| सालमबीन | salamabina | 9.09 |
| Saalam in the Russian language | ||
| Саалам | saalam | - |
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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 Saalam
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