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 Male Salameh Height
176.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Salameh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salameh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salameh (Arabic: سَلامه) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Salameh.
How Common Is The Last Name Salameh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Salameh is the 9,008th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,819 people. The surname Salameh is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Salameh are found; 79 percent are found in North Africa and 79 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 37,432nd most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 20,269 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 49,758 people, or 1 in 1,848. Besides Egypt this last name is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Salameh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Salameh last name is predominantly Maronite (40%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Salameh last name are 1.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.57% being registered with the 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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