Salambi Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Salambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India101:76,706,538639,611
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Salambi (575) may also be a first name.

Salambi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salambi (Marathi: सलामबी) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Salambi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salambi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,428,594th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Salambi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Salambi live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 349,457th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 575 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 98,238. In Papua New Guinea Salambi is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 78 percent reside, Morobe, where 11 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 11 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salambi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salambi in the Marathi language
सलामबीsalamabi87.18
सलमाबीsalamabi7.69
शमीमsamima2.56
बालमbalama2.56

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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 Salambi
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