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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 carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Salamá, Saláma, Salamà, Sàlama or Şâlâmâ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 1,409^th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 19,136 people. This last name is mostly found 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 frequent first name worldwide It is held by 253,441 people.

Salama is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 185,303 people, or 1 in 496. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 121 countries. It also occurs 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 surname is primarily Muslim (83%) in Russia, Christian (86%) in Kenya, Maronite (56%) in Lebanon and Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Salama are 2.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.17% being registered with the political 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.