Salame Surname
Approximately 28,830 people bear this surname
Salame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 12,660 | 1:6,065 | 832 |
| India | 10,130 | 1:75,722 | 5,132 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,073 | 1:28,757 | 4,075 |
| United States | 733 | 1:494,487 | 41,675 |
| Ecuador | 684 | 1:23,254 | 3,149 |
| Nigeria | 416 | 1:425,824 | 22,047 |
| Mexico | 330 | 1:376,140 | 7,660 |
| Canada | 304 | 1:121,203 | 12,728 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Brazil | 270 | 1:792,868 | 28,787 |
| Niger | 251 | 1:76,462 | 3,364 |
| Argentina | 187 | 1:228,574 | 18,728 |
| France | 180 | 1:369,015 | 54,985 |
| Chile | 136 | 1:129,533 | 4,587 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Sweden | 97 | 1:101,513 | 7,360 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| Venezuela | 76 | 1:397,422 | 8,235 |
| Senegal | 75 | 1:194,391 | 1,397 |
| Benin | 71 | 1:145,572 | 15,253 |
| Nicaragua | 67 | 1:89,867 | 1,800 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Romania | 46 | 1:436,475 | 34,584 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Honduras | 39 | 1:226,063 | 2,372 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
The alternate forms: Salamé (98) & Salamè (3) are calculated separately.
Salame (13,351) may also be a first name.
Salame Demographics
Average Salame Salary in
United States
$47,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salame Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻪ, Hindi: सलमे, Marathi: सलामे, Oriya: ସାଲେମ, Russian: Саламе) is found most frequently in Iran. It can also be rendered as a variant: Salamé or Salamè. Click here for other possible spellings of Salame.
How Common Is The Last Name Salame? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,071st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 252,776 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Salame are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 50,345th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 13,351 people.
Salame is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 12,660 people, or 1 in 6,065. In Iran Salame is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 16 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Iran it exists in 78 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.
Salame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Salame has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Salame last name increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Salame Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Salame surname are 19.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.39% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Salame earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.09% more than the national average, earning R 625,212 per year; in Colombia they earn 47.7% more than the national average, earning $33,532,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $47,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning $45,217 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salame in the Marathi language | ||
| सलामे | salame | 98.06 |
| सलमे | salame | 0.44 |
| सालमे | salame | 0.39 |
| शािलक | sailaka | 0.11 |
| सालामे | salame | 0.08 |
| सलाम | salama | 0.05 |
| सळामे | salame | 0.05 |
| शैलेश | sailesa | 0.04 |
| आसाराम | asarama | 0.03 |
| सळमे | salame | 0.01 |
| सलोने | salone | 0.01 |
| साळवे | salave | 0.01 |
| सलगी | salagi | 0.01 |
| साळमे | salame | 0.01 |
| सानमे | saname | 0.01 |
| सयाम | sayama | 0.01 |
| इसाराम | isarama | 0.01 |
| ़सालमे | salame | 0.01 |
| Salame in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲେମ | salema | 94.56 |
| ସଲେମ | salema | 1.67 |
| ସାଳେମ | salema | 1.26 |
| ଶାଲେମ | salema | 1.05 |
| ମାଲେମ | malema | 0.21 |
| ସାଲାେମ | salaema | 0.21 |
| ଷାଲେମ | salema | 0.21 |
| ସାଲାମ୍ | salam | 0.21 |
| ଶାଳେମ | salema | 0.21 |
| ସାଲାଇ | sala'i | 0.21 |
| ସାଲମୁ | salamu | 0.21 |
| Salame in the Hindi language | ||
| सलमे | salame | 51.49 |
| सलामे | salame | 46.53 |
| सलीम | salima | 0.99 |
| सालामे | salame | 0.99 |
| Salame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻼﻣﻪ | slamh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ | alslam | 37.5 |
| ﺳﻠﻤﺎ | slma | 6.25 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﺔ | slamt | 6.25 |
| Salame in the Russian language | ||
| Саламе | salame | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salame
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