Salama Surname
Approximately 380,832 people bear this surname
Salama Surname User-submission:
The Salama surname means 'safety' in Arabic.
Salama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 185,303 | 1:496 | 59 |
| Jordan | 27,774 | 1:318 | 27 |
| Syria | 26,020 | 1:742 | 93 |
| Saudi Arabia | 25,520 | 1:1,209 | 115 |
| Libya | 17,031 | 1:367 | 59 |
| Lebanon | 13,557 | 1:416 | 55 |
| Sudan | 13,440 | 1:2,791 | 399 |
| Palestine | 13,432 | 1:339 | 14 |
| Yemen | 9,419 | 1:2,806 | 436 |
| DR Congo | 8,401 | 1:8,794 | 1,089 |
| Morocco | 6,884 | 1:5,008 | 579 |
| Indonesia | 4,941 | 1:26,766 | 3,176 |
| India | 3,398 | 1:225,740 | 13,312 |
| Iraq | 3,270 | 1:10,710 | 825 |
| Rwanda | 2,791 | 1:4,072 | 1,005 |
| Kuwait | 2,613 | 1:1,455 | 160 |
| United States | 2,084 | 1:173,925 | 17,491 |
| Uganda | 1,771 | 1:22,044 | 3,218 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,310 | 1:6,994 | 899 |
| Tanzania | 1,250 | 1:42,353 | 4,817 |
| Nigeria | 1,242 | 1:142,627 | 9,125 |
| Kenya | 1,041 | 1:44,361 | 4,592 |
| France | 942 | 1:70,512 | 9,834 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Canada | 531 | 1:69,389 | 7,957 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| El Salvador | 470 | 1:13,498 | 775 |
| Spain | 460 | 1:101,635 | 8,262 |
| Philippines | 414 | 1:244,537 | 36,853 |
| Qatar | 399 | 1:5,910 | 622 |
| Argentina | 367 | 1:116,467 | 9,838 |
| Tunisia | 322 | 1:1,896 | 202 |
| Bahrain | 279 | 1:4,834 | 873 |
| Finland | 274 | 1:20,061 | 2,838 |
| England | 256 | 1:217,649 | 18,479 |
| Australia | 219 | 1:123,268 | 13,526 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Guatemala | 191 | 1:84,202 | 2,775 |
| Brazil | 170 | 1:1,259,261 | 43,260 |
| Algeria | 151 | 1:255,838 | 27,358 |
| Netherlands | 117 | 1:144,335 | 21,873 |
| Venezuela | 110 | 1:274,583 | 6,549 |
| Germany | 109 | 1:738,582 | 55,640 |
| Niger | 107 | 1:179,365 | 6,287 |
| Sweden | 97 | 1:101,513 | 7,360 |
| Thailand | 92 | 1:767,808 | 125,203 |
| Belgium | 74 | 1:155,360 | 21,583 |
| Switzerland | 74 | 1:110,985 | 11,556 |
| Iran | 72 | 1:1,066,424 | 48,180 |
| Italy | 68 | 1:899,363 | 66,781 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| Malaysia | 63 | 1:468,162 | 23,720 |
| Mexico | 52 | 1:2,387,042 | 20,469 |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| Austria | 42 | 1:202,748 | 25,305 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Oman | 20 | 1:184,399 | 3,569 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Panama | 16 | 1:244,516 | 6,353 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
The alternate forms: Salamá (1), Saláma (1), Salamà (1), Sàlama (1) & Şâlâmâ (1) are calculated separately.
Salama (253,441) may also be a first name.
Salama Surname Meaning
Salama Demographics
Salama Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Salama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salama (Arabic: سيلاما, Bengali: সালমা, Georgian: სალამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻪ, Hindi: सलमा, Marathi: सलमा, Oriya: ସାଲମା, Russian: Салама) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may be rendered as: Salamá, Saláma, Salamà, Sàlama or Şâlâmâ. Click here to see other potential spellings of Salama.
How Common Is The Last Name Salama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Salama is the 1,409th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,136 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Salama reside; 59 percent reside in North Africa and 57 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Salama is also the 4,155th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 253,441 people.
This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 185,303 people, or 1 in 496. Barring Egypt this surname occurs in 121 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 7 percent reside and Syria, where 7 percent reside.
Salama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Salama last name is chiefly 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 surname are 2.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.17% being registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salama in the Georgian language | ||
| სალამა | salama | - |
| Salama in the Hindi language | ||
| सलमा | salama | 96.78 |
| सलामा | salama | 2.58 |
| सालमा | salama | 0.39 |
| सालामा | salama | 0.11 |
| सलमान | salamana | 0.03 |
| सलाम | salama | 0.03 |
| सलमां | salamam | 0.02 |
| शलमा | salama | 0.01 |
| सातमा | satama | 0.01 |
| Salama in the Bengali language | ||
| সালমা | salama | 93.41 |
| সলমা | salama | 3.3 |
| সালামা | salama | 2.2 |
| ছলমা | chalama | 1.1 |
| Salama in the Marathi language | ||
| सलमा | salama | 80.23 |
| सलाम | salama | 4.83 |
| सालमा | salama | 4.2 |
| सलीम | salima | 1.7 |
| सलामा | salama | 1.34 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 0.81 |
| सळमा | salama | 0.72 |
| असलम | asalama | 0.36 |
| सलीमा | salima | 0.36 |
| सलमाबी | salamabi | 0.27 |
| सिलम | silama | 0.18 |
| आलम | alama | 0.18 |
| समद | samada | 0.18 |
| सलाब | salaba | 0.09 |
| अजमान | ajamana | 0.09 |
| सलामार | salamara | 0.09 |
| अजमत | ajamata | 0.09 |
| सलेामा | saleama | 0.09 |
| अलमाबी | alamabi | 0.09 |
| साळमा | salama | 0.09 |
| शहाँ | saham | 0.09 |
| सलम | salama | 0.09 |
| अलमा | alama | 0.09 |
| सालामा | salama | 0.09 |
| शहलाम | sahalama | 0.09 |
| सलमान | salamana | 0.09 |
| अिलम | ailama | 0.09 |
| अलताप | alatapa | 0.09 |
| सिलमा | silama | 0.09 |
| Salama in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲମା | salama | 51.87 |
| ସଲମା | salama | 43.86 |
| ସାଲାମା | salama | 0.93 |
| ସଳମା | salama | 0.69 |
| ସଲାମା | salama | 0.65 |
| ସାଳମା | salama | 0.52 |
| ଶାଲମା | salama | 0.45 |
| ସଲମ | salama | 0.07 |
| େସାେରନ | esaerana | 0.03 |
| ମୁସାଲମା | musalama | 0.03 |
| ହଦିସନ | hadisana | 0.03 |
| ସଲମଁା | salamama | 0.03 |
| େସାଲମା | esalama | 0.03 |
| ସଲାମ | salama | 0.03 |
| ସୁସାଲମା | susalama | 0.03 |
| ସାନମା | sanama | 0.03 |
| ଅମର | amara | 0.03 |
| ଜଲମା | jalama | 0.03 |
| ସସଲମା | sasalama | 0.03 |
| େଗାଲାପୀ | egalapi | 0.03 |
| ନଜମା | najama | 0.03 |
| Salama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻼﻣﻪ | slamh | 40.43 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﺔ | slamt | 14.89 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ | alsalmh | 12.77 |
| ﺳﻼﻡ | slam | 12.77 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻤﺎ | salma | 10.64 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻪ | aslamh | 4.26 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔ | alsalmt | 2.13 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻡ | aslam | 2.13 |
| Salama in the Russian language | ||
| Салама | salama | - |
| Salama in the Arabic language | ||
| سيلاما | sylama | - |
| سلاما | slama | - |
| سالما | salma | - |
| سلما | slma | - |
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