Saleem Surname
Approximately 872,163 people bear this surname
Saleem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 726,546 | 1:246 | 28 |
| India | 38,675 | 1:19,834 | 1,540 |
| Saudi Arabia | 31,800 | 1:970 | 72 |
| Sudan | 12,880 | 1:2,912 | 416 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11,862 | 1:772 | 80 |
| Sri Lanka | 10,306 | 1:2,019 | 278 |
| Libya | 6,386 | 1:978 | 238 |
| England | 5,315 | 1:10,483 | 1,554 |
| Egypt | 4,393 | 1:20,928 | 2,415 |
| United States | 3,621 | 1:100,099 | 11,120 |
| Oman | 3,012 | 1:1,224 | 169 |
| Kuwait | 2,372 | 1:1,602 | 188 |
| Qatar | 2,169 | 1:1,087 | 75 |
| Maldives | 1,995 | 1:203 | 27 |
| Bangladesh | 1,983 | 1:80,361 | 3,747 |
| Bahrain | 1,616 | 1:835 | 90 |
| Canada | 1,072 | 1:34,371 | 4,416 |
| Iraq | 702 | 1:49,888 | 1,995 |
| Australia | 546 | 1:49,443 | 6,165 |
| Scotland | 408 | 1:13,122 | 1,721 |
| Afghanistan | 368 | 1:87,373 | 2,413 |
| Spain | 341 | 1:137,103 | 10,339 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Palestine | 253 | 1:17,980 | 2,993 |
| Sweden | 244 | 1:40,356 | 3,216 |
| Malaysia | 224 | 1:131,671 | 8,502 |
| Nigeria | 217 | 1:816,326 | 36,276 |
| Germany | 191 | 1:421,495 | 38,230 |
| South Africa | 179 | 1:302,669 | 29,078 |
| Jordan | 176 | 1:50,241 | 5,049 |
| France | 171 | 1:388,437 | 57,373 |
| Thailand | 162 | 1:436,039 | 76,421 |
| Norway | 153 | 1:33,610 | 4,715 |
| Denmark | 143 | 1:39,474 | 4,118 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Singapore | 111 | 1:49,619 | 1,908 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Lebanon | 82 | 1:68,745 | 4,937 |
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Tunisia | 75 | 1:8,142 | 1,365 |
| Wales | 57 | 1:54,290 | 4,971 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Greece | 47 | 1:235,740 | 36,293 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Guyana | 43 | 1:17,726 | 2,302 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| China | 36 | 1:37,981,155 | 2,028 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Syria | 23 | 1:839,175 | 6,287 |
| Japan | 17 | 1:7,520,253 | 43,528 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Saleem (431,144) may also be a first name.
Saleem Demographics
Average Male Saleem Height
173.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Saleem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saleem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saleem (Dhivehi: ސަލީމ, Hindi: सलीम, Marathi: सलीम, Oriya: ସଲିମ, Russian: Салеем) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saleem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saleem is the 622nd most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,356 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Saleem reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Saleem is also the 2,372nd most common first name on earth, held by 431,144 people.
The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 726,546 people, or 1 in 246. In Pakistan Saleem is most frequent in: Punjab, where 59 percent reside, Sindh, where 22 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 113 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.
Saleem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Saleem surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Saleem are 2.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.97% being registered with the party.
The amount Saleem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.52% less than the national average, earning 250,848 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 263.28% more than the national average, earning R 863,280 per year; in United States they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $46,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,262 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saleem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saleem in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ސަލީމ | salim | - |
| Saleem in the Hindi language | ||
| सलीम | salima | 99.14 |
| सालीम | salima | 0.36 |
| सालिम | salima | 0.2 |
| शलीम | salima | 0.12 |
| सलिम | salima | 0.08 |
| असलीम | asalima | 0.05 |
| शलिम | salima | 0.01 |
| सलाम | salama | 0.01 |
| सलमान | salamana | 0.01 |
| असलम | asalama | 0.01 |
| सलीमअे | salimaae | 0.01 |
| शालिम | salima | 0.01 |
| Saleem in the Marathi language | ||
| सलीम | salima | 98.24 |
| असलीम | asalima | 1.11 |
| सलमा | salama | 0.12 |
| सलाम | salama | 0.1 |
| असलम | asalama | 0.09 |
| असलाम | asalama | 0.04 |
| सलीमा | salima | 0.04 |
| सळीम | salima | 0.02 |
| शलीम | salima | 0.01 |
| सादुले | sadule | 0.01 |
| इसलाम | isalama | 0.01 |
| साबळे | sabale | 0.01 |
| माशाळे | masale | 0.01 |
| सािलम | sailama | 0.01 |
| सालेहा | saleha | 0.01 |
| सालेम | salema | 0.01 |
| सालीम | salima | 0.01 |
| सालम | salama | 0.01 |
| सलमी | salami | 0 |
| ईसलाम | isalama | 0 |
| सलेमान | salemana | 0 |
| सौलेहा | sauleha | 0 |
| सवाळे | savale | 0 |
| सलेमा | salema | 0 |
| सुलेमा | sulema | 0 |
| शदोले | sadole | 0 |
| सलामा | salama | 0 |
| शेमले | semale | 0 |
| सलीेम | saliema | 0 |
| सािळम | sailama | 0 |
| सलेहा | saleha | 0 |
| शालम | salama | 0 |
| सादूले | sadule | 0 |
| एसलीम | esalima | 0 |
| सलेह | saleha | 0 |
| सलम | salama | 0 |
| सालेमा | salema | 0 |
| आसलम | asalama | 0 |
| सलीमु | salimu | 0 |
| Saleem in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲିମ | salima | 80 |
| ସଲିମ୍ | salim | 20 |
| Saleem in the Russian language | ||
| Салеем | saleem | - |
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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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