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

The surname Salaam (Arabic: سالام, Hindi: सलाम, Marathi: सलाम, Russian: Салаам) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Salaam.

How Common Is The Last Name Salaam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 61,897^th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 897,592 people. Salaam is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Salaam reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 170,132^nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,978 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,348 people, or 1 in 75,444. In Nigeria Salaam is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 50 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Ogun, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 13 percent are found.

Salaam Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Salaam are 19.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.03% being registered to vote for 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.