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

The last name Salama (Arabic: سيلاما, Bengali: সালমা, Georgian: სალამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻪ, Hindi: सलमा, Marathi: सलमा, Oriya: ସାଲମା, Russian: Салама) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Salamá, Saláma, Salamà, Sàlama or Şâlâmâ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,409^th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,136 people. Salama occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Salama live; 59 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 4,155^th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 253,441 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 185,303 people, or 1 in 496. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 121 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 7 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.

Salama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Salama surname is principally Muslim (83%) in Russia, Christian (86%) in Kenya, Maronite (56%) in Lebanon and Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Salama last name are 2.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.41% less than the national average, earning €9,185 per year; in Norway they earn 19.4% less than the national average, earning 278,945 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 216.45% more than the national average, earning R 752,004 per year; in Colombia they earn 49.46% more than the national average, earning $33,932,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.9% more than the national average, earning $50,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $59,442 CAD per year.