Saalm Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Saalm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saalm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Saalm (18) may also be a first name.

Saalm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saalm (Marathi: सालम) is most common in Yemen. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saalm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saalm is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Saalm occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Saalm live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 54 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held forename globally, held by 18 people.

This last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,032,715. In Yemen Saalm is most prevalent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 92 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Yemen this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 38 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salm8925,728/
Shahalm832/
Saalmme831/
Salme806,391/
Sailm80233/
Sallm80163/
Sialm8069/
Shalm8050/
Salmh8035/
Salmm805/
Ssalm802/
Salmt802/
Salmì801/
Salhm801/
Zaalm801/
Sahlm801/
Shjaaalm7715/
Schalm73754/
Saylem7332/
Sailem7332/
Shalme7321/
Satlem739/
Sallme737/
Sailme733/
Sealem732/
Jaaalm731/
Shailm731/
Ssalme731/
Shaulm731/
Saulme731/
Shalhm731/
Zaaalm731/
Cahalm730/
Calm67846/
Zalm67552/
Solm67338/
Salmova67316/
Schalme6745/
Jalm6736/
Schjalm679/
Salmová679/
Shailem674/
Rzaaalm672/

Saalm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saalm in the Marathi language
सालमsalama-

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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 Saalm
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