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 borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Salamekh.
How Common Is The Last Name Salamekh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Salamekh live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,793,558. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 33 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 25 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 25 percent live. Besides Ukraine this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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