Salaamu Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Salaamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 176 | 1:221,814 | 17,207 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Salaamu (55) may also be a first name.
Salaamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salaamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salaamu (Hindi: सलामू) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salaamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,267,784th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name Salaamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salaamu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 55 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 221,814. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kamuli District, where 59 percent live, Luuka District, where 15 percent live and Buyende District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaamou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Salamu | 92 | 6,025 | / |
| Salamou | 86 | 5,584 | / |
| Salamut | 86 | 255 | / |
| Salamau | 86 | 170 | / |
| Salamus | 86 | 63 | / |
| Saliamu | 86 | 50 | / |
| Sailamu | 86 | 33 | / |
| Salamud | 86 | 33 | / |
| Sallamu | 86 | 29 | / |
| Saalamu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Salammu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Salahmu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Salyamu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shalamu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sialamu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ssalamu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salamaus | 80 | 25 | / |
| Sealammu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Salgamou | 80 | 12 | / |
| Salaehmu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sallamou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Salamuha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Salamouy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Salamudd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salaimau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salamuch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssalamou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salammou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selamu | 77 | 4,522 | / |
| Salemu | 77 | 199 | / |
| Jalamu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Salamó | 77 | 16 | / |
| Salomu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Calamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sallamutt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhalamu | 71 | 135 | / |
| Chalamu | 71 | 24 | / |
| Saleemu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Seelamu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Selammu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Salomeu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shalemu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Salamoo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Salomus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zalamou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Salomou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shalomu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Salomuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saliomu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jalamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salamão | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhalamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sollamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salomau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalamauss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jalamau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saloumou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Caliamou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Zhallamu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chalamus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Schalamauss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Challamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saulemau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shailemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheelamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shalamoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhalamau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djalamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chailamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sallomus | 67 | 0 | / |
Salaamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salaamu in the Hindi language | ||
| सलामू | salamu | - |
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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 Salaamu
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