Salameh Surname
Approximately 62,922 people bear this surname
Salameh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 49,758 | 1:1,848 | 256 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,672 | 1:4,022 | 538 |
| United States | 1,605 | 1:225,831 | 21,831 |
| United Arab Emirates | 477 | 1:19,208 | 2,258 |
| Iran | 472 | 1:162,675 | 13,980 |
| Kuwait | 337 | 1:11,278 | 1,556 |
| Bahrain | 323 | 1:4,175 | 737 |
| Jordan | 304 | 1:29,087 | 3,742 |
| Qatar | 237 | 1:9,949 | 1,090 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| France | 156 | 1:425,787 | 61,887 |
| Yemen | 155 | 1:170,486 | 8,000 |
| Germany | 145 | 1:555,210 | 45,787 |
| Sweden | 123 | 1:80,055 | 5,952 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Palestine | 99 | 1:45,948 | 4,912 |
| Syria | 90 | 1:214,456 | 4,083 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Venezuela | 40 | 1:755,102 | 12,515 |
| Israel | 37 | 1:231,287 | 21,601 |
| Lebanon | 25 | 1:225,483 | 8,917 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Hungary | 23 | 1:426,795 | 28,704 |
| Tunisia | 22 | 1:27,756 | 4,198 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Salameh (20,269) may also be a first name.
Salameh Demographics
Average Salameh Salary in
United States
$51,286 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salameh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salameh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salameh (Arabic: سَلامه) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salameh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,008th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 115,819 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Salameh live; 79 percent live in North Africa and 79 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 37,432nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 20,269 people.
The last name Salameh is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 49,758 people, or 1 in 1,848. Without taking into account Egypt Salameh exists in 85 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Salameh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Maronite (40%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Salameh last name are 1.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.57% being registered with the political party.
The amount Salameh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.95% less than the national average, earning 259,720 kr per year; in Peru they earn 62.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,290 per year; in South Africa they earn 123.12% more than the national average, earning R 530,220 per year; in United States they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning $51,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.25% more than the national average, earning $56,266 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salameh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salameh in the Arabic language | ||
| سَلامه | salamh | - |
| سلأمه | slamh | - |
| سلّامه | slamh | - |
| سلاّمه | slamh | - |
| سالمه | salmh | - |
| سلامة | slamt | - |
| سلامه | slamh | - |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salameh
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