Salaam Surname

61,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Salaam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salaam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,3481:75,4445,407
United States1,7581:206,17720,223
Egypt1,0681:86,0827,577
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Pakistan5971:299,2366,285
India4061:1,889,32466,013
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
England1281:435,29729,139
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Maldives321:12,630945
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Bermuda121:5,440820
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Salaam (1,978) may also be a first name.

Salaam Last Name Facts

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

Salaam (Arabic: سالام, Hindi: सलाम, Marathi: सलाम, Russian: Салаам) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salaam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,897th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 897,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Salaam reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salaam is also the 170,132nd most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 1,978 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,348 people, or 1 in 75,444. In Nigeria Salaam is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Ogun, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.

Salaam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salaam last name are 19.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Salaam earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning R 238,080 per year; in United States they earn 21.66% less than the national average, earning $33,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $46,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sallaam9215/
Saalaam923/
Shalaam922/
Salaham922/
Saliaam922/
Salaamd921/
Salaamh921/
Salam91629,464/
Salaaime862/
Sağlam8394,474/
Sallam8376,184/
Salame8328,830/
Saylam831,868/
Salaum831,860/
Salaan831,831/
Salamh831,711/
Sailam831,166/
Shalam831,093/
Saleam83330/
Saelam83306/
Saalam83115/
Salamm8394/
Sahlam8389/
Salamt8381/
Salamn8370/
Salaim8363/
Salgam8362/
Saliam8356/
Ssalam8355/
Salyam8345/
Salham8336/
Sealam8334/
Saulam8332/
Sjalam8318/
Sialam8317/
Saslam8316/
Hsalam8311/
Satlam8310/
Salamì836/
Salamc835/
Salasm833/
Jalaam832/
Salamd832/
Salahm832/
Sajlam831/
Salamï831/
Shalaan774,880/
Shahlam772,441/
Sahalam771,656/
Shaalam771,142/
Shalgam77800/
Salayme77739/
Salasim77376/
Salahan77348/
Shallam77295/
Saeliam77227/
Shailam77202/
Salatem77196/
Sallham77133/
Sailiam7765/
Salașan7765/
Sayılam7746/
Sallaum7727/
Shealam7726/
Salaain7726/
Salatim7725/
Shalham7717/
Sialaan7713/
Sallame7713/
Sahlaan7713/
Sailamm776/
Shalame775/
Salaand775/
Saalamm774/
Saatlam774/
Saulamm773/
Shalyam773/
Shaylam773/
Seelaam773/
Saliame773/
Jhalaam773/
Salahum773/
Salyame772/
Shalamm772/
Sallamm772/
Salamnk772/
Saliaan772/
Hjsalam772/
Shaslam772/
Shalamd772/
Salllam772/
Sealiam771/
Sahlamm771/
Sahulam771/
Sailamd771/
Salhame771/
Salaang771/
Salamck771/
Salamkh771/
Chalaam771/
Shatlam771/
Ssailam771/
Ssalame771/
Salaimn771/
Shajlam771/
Sailham771/
Salaane771/
Salamgh771/
Saleame771/
Saslaan771/
Saulamk771/
Salaymh771/
Salamnn771/
Sallamh771/
Sallaim771/
Salyamn771/
Salhasm771/
Salleam771/
Sahleam771/
Sailaim771/
Sailaum771/
Saeleam771/
Sola'am771/
Saulham770/
Scallam770/
Selam7323,456/
Salan7315,907/
Salom7310,766/
Calam733,905/
Jalam733,755/
Solam732,583/
Zalam732,392/
Salóm733/
Shahalam716,211/
Salamova714,820/
Salanova711,173/
Salaymeh71471/
Sahaalam71455/
Shaaalam71178/
Salaimeh7142/
Shalahan7139/
Shaislam7129/
Salahyna7121/
Challaam7120/
Shallaan719/
Salatimg717/
Shahlaan716/
Sjahalam715/
Shaalaan715/
Salamowa713/
Salahain713/
Sallahan712/
Salamová712/
Sallaume712/
Saggilam711/
Salhasim711/
Shaulaan711/
Shailamm711/
Jhalaaim711/
Shalamhe711/
Shalamkh711/
Shaailam711/
Salaheem711/
Shalatim711/
Seatlame711/
Saalhaan711/
Shaaslam711/
Scalliam710/
Shelaham710/
Calhaham710/
Seelam6752,497/
Salome6720,419/
Shalom6712,982/
Shalan6712,134/
Salian6710,995/
Salaun679,024/
Sahlan677,158/
Shalamova675,561/
Saylan674,908/
Salang674,794/
Saloum674,568/
Salyamova673,404/
Salane673,391/
Chalam672,755/
Sallan672,497/
Saloom671,783/
Salgan671,550/
Salhan671,520/
Sailan671,293/
Salyan67944/
Jalham67862/
Jhalam67816/
Caalam67753/
Salant67731/
Jallam67696/
Sallom67624/
Callam67618/
Salean67510/
Saulan67487/
Selham67378/
Shahaalam67333/
Salain67312/
Soilam67308/
Shelam67286/
Salyanova67257/
Saleim67250/
Saland67249/
Shalahyna67210/
Sağlan67202/
Shalanova67181/
Seleam67161/
Satlan67151/
Jailam67142/
Selaim67141/
Djalam67129/
Salomn67115/
Sohlam67114/
Saalan67110/
Soulam67101/
Jaalam6797/
Saelom6796/
Calaim6794/
Sholam6774/
Jalaim6767/
Soolam6761/
Solgam6759/
Seylam6758/
Sollam6747/
Solaan6744/
Zalame6738/
Sealan6736/
Sailom6732/
Saliamova6725/
Solame6722/
Seliam6718/
Sahaaalam6716/
Saleum6715/
Salianova6715/
Joslam6714/
Szalan6712/
Sialom6712/
Zailam6712/
Jaslam678/
Saliom678/
Caliam678/
Salanc678/
Zaalam678/
Siolam677/
Sajlan677/
Solyam677/
Soliam677/
Solham677/
Salann676/
Sialan676/
Saslan675/
Salasn675/
Salanh675/
Calham674/
Sselam674/
Saulom674/
Salomh674/
Saylanova673/
Zaliam673/
Jalame673/
Salhanova673/
Solaim673/
Saluom673/
Solaum673/
Sailanova672/
Saloim672/
Sahlom672/
Solamn672/
Sealom672/
Salahn672/
Zahlam672/
Zallam672/
Saylom672/
Zalaim672/
Sahaallam671/
Saulanova671/
Salayn671/
Jalaum671/
Jaliam671/
Seilam671/
Shahulaan671/
Soylam671/
Scalom671/
Hjalam671/
Zealam671/
Zalyam671/
Sotlam671/
Shalahina671/
Shalóm671/
Salomg671/
Salamngue671/
Salaimová671/
Sallahane671/
Szalań671/
Shahlahmd671/
Zialam671/
Salahnova671/
Seğlam671/
Zalham671/
Jalasm671/
Salomm670/
Salomd670/

Salaam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salaam in the Hindi language
सलामsalama-
Salaam in the Marathi language
सलामsalama89.47
असलामasalama5.26
लामlama5.26
Salaam in the Russian language
Салаамsalaam-
Salaam in the Arabic language
سالامsalam-

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