Salami Surname
Approximately 216,438 people bear this surname
Salami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 170,843 | 1:1,037 | 135 |
| Benin | 6,670 | 1:1,550 | 197 |
| Iran | 5,402 | 1:14,214 | 1,871 |
| Togo | 4,305 | 1:1,684 | 180 |
| Morocco | 4,021 | 1:8,574 | 1,142 |
| Niger | 3,810 | 1:5,037 | 454 |
| Lebanon | 2,992 | 1:1,884 | 364 |
| Ghana | 2,909 | 1:9,289 | 1,249 |
| Italy | 2,700 | 1:22,651 | 3,945 |
| Nepal | 2,682 | 1:10,619 | 681 |
| Indonesia | 1,622 | 1:81,535 | 8,628 |
| Syria | 1,360 | 1:14,192 | 1,131 |
| England | 1,111 | 1:50,151 | 6,220 |
| United States | 964 | 1:375,995 | 33,261 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Yemen | 484 | 1:54,598 | 4,241 |
| France | 408 | 1:162,801 | 25,359 |
| Brazil | 329 | 1:650,682 | 24,051 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Ivory Coast | 262 | 1:88,058 | 4,686 |
| United Arab Emirates | 236 | 1:38,823 | 4,064 |
| India | 185 | 1:4,146,299 | 111,116 |
| Canada | 172 | 1:214,219 | 20,702 |
| Iraq | 147 | 1:238,243 | 5,207 |
| Spain | 127 | 1:368,126 | 20,695 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Afghanistan | 65 | 1:494,664 | 6,293 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| Venezuela | 49 | 1:616,410 | 10,951 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Tunisia | 47 | 1:12,992 | 2,139 |
| Burkina Faso | 44 | 1:417,093 | 6,319 |
| Algeria | 36 | 1:1,073,099 | 42,429 |
| Tanzania | 36 | 1:1,470,600 | 46,994 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Azerbaijan | 22 | 1:438,596 | 8,841 |
| Iceland | 21 | 1:18,100 | 1,499 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Guinea | 12 | 1:986,151 | 1,312 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Comoros | 9 | 1:83,280 | 279 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
The alternate forms: Salamí (3) are calculated separately.
Salami (44,257) may also be a first name.
Salami Demographics
Average Salami Salary in
United States
$47,264 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salami (Arabic: السلامي, Bengali: সালমী, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼﻣﻲ, Hindi: सलामी, Marathi: सलामी, Oriya: ସାଲମି, Russian: Салами) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Salamí. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salami? popularity and diffusion
The last name Salami is the 2,563rd most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,670 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Salami are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 20,436th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 44,257 people.
The surname Salami is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 170,843 people, or 1 in 1,037. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 23 percent are found, Oyo, where 20 percent are found and Ogun, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 108 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.
Salami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Shiite (79%) in Lebanon and Muslim (62%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Salami are 34.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Salami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.25% less than the national average, earning 220,632 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.67% less than the national average, earning R 121,980 per year; in United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $50,946 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salami in the Hindi language | ||
| सलामी | salami | 80 |
| सलमी | salami | 16.77 |
| सालमी | salami | 1.94 |
| सलमि | salami | 0.65 |
| सालामी | salami | 0.65 |
| Salami in the Marathi language | ||
| सलामी | salami | 74.55 |
| सालमी | salami | 10.91 |
| सला | sala | 3.64 |
| अली | ali | 3.64 |
| सळमाबी | salamabi | 1.82 |
| सलमी | salami | 1.82 |
| सलिम | salima | 1.82 |
| Salami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻼﻣﻲ | slamy | 66.67 |
| ﺳﻼﻡ | slam | 33.33 |
| Salami in the Bengali language | ||
| সালমী | salami | 52.94 |
| সালমি | salami | 41.18 |
| সালামি | salami | 5.88 |
| Salami in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲମି | salami | 51.78 |
| ସାଲମୀ | salami | 30.66 |
| ସଲମି | salami | 5.09 |
| ଶାଲମି | salami | 3.1 |
| ସଲମୀ | salami | 2.08 |
| ସଲାମି | salami | 1.57 |
| ଶାଲମୀ | salami | 1.11 |
| ସାଲାମି | salami | 1.02 |
| ସାଲାମୀ | salami | 0.93 |
| ସାଳମି | salami | 0.6 |
| ସଲାମୀ | salami | 0.37 |
| ଶାଳମୀ | salami | 0.19 |
| ସାେଲାମୀ | saelami | 0.14 |
| ଷାଲମି | salami | 0.09 |
| ସାେଲାମି | saelami | 0.09 |
| ସାଳମୀ | salami | 0.09 |
| ସଲିମ | salima | 0.05 |
| ପଦାବତୀ | padabati | 0.05 |
| ସଲମିା | salamia | 0.05 |
| ସାଲନି | salani | 0.05 |
| ସାେଲମ | saelama | 0.05 |
| ପଜାପତି | pajapati | 0.05 |
| ଶାଳମି | salami | 0.05 |
| ସାଲସିନା | salasina | 0.05 |
| ସଳମି | salami | 0.05 |
| ଗାଲମୀ | galami | 0.05 |
| ଶାଲାମୀ | salami | 0.05 |
| ସାଲମୀି | salamii | 0.05 |
| ସୁଲାମି | sulami | 0.05 |
| ମାନୁଏଲ | manu'ela | 0.05 |
| ଷାଲମୀ | salami | 0.05 |
| ସଲିମ୍ | salim | 0.05 |
| ଅନିଲ | anila | 0.05 |
| ଶାଲାମି | salami | 0.05 |
| Salami in the Russian language | ||
| Салами | salami | - |
| Salami in the Arabic language | ||
| السلامي | alslamy | - |
| سلامى | slamy | - |
| سلامي | slamy | - |
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