Salaima Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Salaima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 143 | 1:31,810 | 4,130 |
| Syria | 116 | 1:166,388 | 3,820 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Salaima (69) may also be a first name.
Salaima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salaima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salaima (Oriya: ସେଲୖମା) has its highest incidence in Palestine. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salaima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 937,786th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Salaima reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 69 people.
The last name Salaima is most widespread in Palestine, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 31,810. In Palestine Salaima is most common in: Jerusalem Governorate, where 89 percent live, Hebron Governorate, where 10 percent live and Jericho Governorate, where 1 percent live. Aside from Palestine this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 41 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salaima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salaima in the Oriya language | ||
| ସେଲୖମା | selama | - |
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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 Salaima
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