Salamala Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Salamala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salamala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1671:791,91160,260
Zambia571:278,06916,150
France431:1,544,714145,815
India181:42,614,743461,117
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salamala (54) may also be a first name.

Salamala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salamala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Salamala (Bengali: সৈলমালা, Oriya: ସାଲମାଲା) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Salamala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salamala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salamala is the 902,012th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Salamala are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Salamala is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 791,911. In Indonesia Salamala is most prevalent in: West Papua, where 97 percent live, Papua, where 2 percent live and West Java, where 1 percent live. Barring Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salamala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salamala in the Bengali language
সৈলমালাsailamala-
Salamala in the Oriya language
ସାଲମାଲାsalamala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salamala
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