Salems Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

Salems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Salems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salems (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Salems.

How Common Is The Last Name Salems? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Salems occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Salems reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Salems is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 74 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and California, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Qatar, where 3 percent reside.

Salems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salems last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Salems earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saleems922/
Schalems860/
Salens83500/
Salams83129/
Selems8359/
Salims8324/
Calems836/
Saloms832/
Sallens7749/
Saliens7718/
Salense777/
Szalens776/
Salimsh775/
Salaams774/
Sailens774/
Callems772/
Saulens772/
Saelims771/
Saleemz771/
Shalams771/
Salloms771/
Saleens771/
Salamsj771/
Sallims770/
Solemsjø7125/
Salimsst713/
Saillens711/
Salins671,367/
Solims6754/
Soloms6718/
Selims6713/
Calims677/
Solens675/
Salenz674/
Zalims673/
Sallns672/
Zalens672/
Solams671/
Zaloms671/

Salems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salems in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪalsalmh-

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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 Salems
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