Salaml Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Salaml Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salaml Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Salaml (5) may also be a first name.

Salaml Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salaml Come From? nationality or country of origin

Salaml is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salaml? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salaml is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Salaml are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salaml is also the 5,493,085th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 5 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Salaml is mostly found in: Kwara, where 33 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Rivers, where 33 percent live. Barring Nigeria Salaml exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salamel927/
Salamil926/
Salamlt925/
Sallaml922/
Sağlamel86230/
Salaemel861/
Salamelt861/
Calamel77391/
Salemil7710/
Solamil772/
Saleeml772/
Salanil771/
Salomil771/
Selamel771/
Sollaml771/
Jalamil771/
Salemel771/
Chalamel71147/
Salangli718/
Shelamel712/
Seleamel711/
Sallomil711/
Challamel67540/
Soloml6721/
Jolaml671/
Calomel621/
Salounl621/
Solanell5714/
Solaniel573/
Solannel572/
Solangli571/
Selemuel571/
Cholamel571/
Şaylangil5311/
Challanel532/

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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 Salaml
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