Salamekh Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Salamekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Salamekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salamekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salamekh (Russian: Саламех) is found most in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salamekh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Salamekh is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Salamekh live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,793,558. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 33 percent are found, Kharkiv Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 25 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 46 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamek | 93 | 1 | / |
| Salamech | 88 | 2 | / |
| Salamikh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zalamek | 80 | 29 | / |
| Salomek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schalameik | 78 | 3 | / |
| Salamych | 75 | 3 | / |
| Salamike | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shalamik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shelemekh | 71 | 517 | / |
| Jhalamegh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Salyamych | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salgamick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Solamik | 67 | 3,663 | / |
| Shalamkova | 67 | 49 | / |
| Salemik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zalomek | 67 | 9 | / |
| Salamic | 67 | 5 | / |
| Salomik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Salomyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Solomek | 67 | 1 | / |
Salamekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salamekh in the Russian language | ||
| Саламех | salameh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Salamekh
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