Salaamu Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Salaamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salaamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1761:221,81417,207
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salaamu? popularity and diffusion

Salaamu is the 1,267,784th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salaamu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Salaamu is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 55 people.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 221,814. In Uganda Salaamu is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 59 percent reside, Luuka District, where 15 percent reside and Buyende District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salaamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salaamu in the Hindi language
सलामूsalamu-

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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
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  • 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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