Salim Surname

565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 961,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Comoros

Salim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia132,1141:1,00175
India116,1491:6,604582
Saudi Arabia80,1371:38514
Egypt74,8051:1,229174
Sudan73,0811:51364
Tanzania43,8121:1,208157
Bangladesh42,2651:3,770356
Iraq41,0281:854129
United Arab Emirates39,2951:23316
Syria36,9771:52266
Kenya31,2101:1,480241
Oman21,3761:17321
Nigeria21,2221:8,347941
Afghanistan18,1511:1,771215
Morocco17,6871:1,949121
Pakistan15,7151:11,368815
Yemen13,9121:1,899295
Jordan13,0011:68083
Malaysia12,7331:2,316349
Lebanon10,2581:55093
Libya9,7931:638128
Philippines7,6651:13,2081,383
Iran7,6291:10,0651,356
Ethiopia6,6001:14,7802,065
Somalia6,1761:2,178217
Comoros5,7021:13120
Kuwait5,3221:71465
Palestine5,2211:871120
Qatar5,1421:45918
Chad4,4291:3,069523
Brazil4,0031:53,4782,051
Bulgaria3,6311:1,922276
Turkey3,2481:23,9602,751
United States3,1541:114,92012,421
Algeria2,8261:13,6702,428
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
France2,7311:24,3222,880
England2,2611:24,6433,403
Sri Lanka1,9731:10,5471,525
Malawi1,8561:9,2241,421
Uganda1,0501:37,1804,824
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Niger8961:21,4201,325
Argentina8061:53,0324,469
Bahrain7201:1,873281
Singapore6551:8,409474
Canada6181:59,6217,027
Thailand5571:126,81919,186
Sweden4641:21,2211,759
Australia4461:60,5287,326
Mauritania4381:9,349983
Brunei4081:1,026207
Kazakhstan3861:45,8105,922
Spain3491:133,96010,144
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Nepal2751:103,5672,131
Germany2591:310,83231,514
Guyana2171:3,513642
Trinidad and Tobago2151:6,344967
Somaliland2101:16,668804
Greece2031:54,5809,066
Russia2011:717,03060,595
Mexico1971:630,08210,209
South Africa1921:282,17627,721
Netherlands1771:95,40815,599
Tunisia1371:4,457705
Romania1341:149,83515,881
Suriname1341:4,124860
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Norway971:53,0137,617
Scotland971:55,1944,640
Belarus961:98,96915,113
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Belgium831:138,51419,805
Denmark831:68,0096,785
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
Ivory Coast671:344,34712,387
Maldives671:6,032528
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Cambodia651:238,2643,234
Guinea651:182,059979
Venezuela641:471,9399,218
Guatemala561:287,1904,402
Zambia561:283,03416,318
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Finland421:130,87412,452
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Wales351:88,4157,250
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Tajikistan291:289,1962,354
China281:48,832,9132,633
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Madagascar251:945,9932,355
Grenada241:4,522577
Senegal241:607,4732,395
North Macedonia231:91,3688,238
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Kyrgyzstan201:298,63326,437
Azerbaijan181:536,06210,041
Burkina Faso181:1,019,56110,177
Israel181:475,42436,085
Austria171:500,90847,931
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Salim (1,273,930) may also be a first name.

Salim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salim (Arabic: صاليم, Bengali: সেলিম, Georgian: სალიმ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻢ, Hindi: सलीम, Marathi: सलीम, Oriya: ସଲିମ, Russian: Салим, Tibetan: ས་ལིམ་) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 565th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,583 people. The last name Salim occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Salim reside; 29 percent reside in West Asia and 17 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 631st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,273,930 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 132,114 people, or 1 in 1,001. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Java, where 20 percent are found, West Java, where 18 percent are found and Central Java, where 13 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Salim exists in 160 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.

Salim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salim surname increased 52,567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 226,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (73%) in Kenya, Shiite (47%) in Lebanon, Muslim (95%) in Nigeria and Christian (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Salim last name are 7.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Salim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.86% less than the national average, earning €7,850 per year; in Norway they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning 250,903 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.85% more than the national average, earning R 358,476 per year; in United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $48,153 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saelim9186,284/
Shalim913,906/
Saalim913,301/
Salime911,423/
Saliem911,108/
Sallim91615/
Sealim91558/
Saleim91250/
Salhim91149/
Sahlim91113/
Sailim91107/
Sialim9173/
Salaim9163/
Ssalim9132/
Salimm9119/
Salimn9116/
Saulim9112/
Hsalim9110/
Jsalim9110/
Saliom918/
Saslim916/
Saylim915/
Salimd913/
Saloim912/
Saluim912/
Satlim912/
Salihm912/
Salism911/
S'Alim911/
Sahalim8354/
Shaalim8331/
Salheim8310/
Sjahlim8310/
Shalime839/
Shallim839/
Saelhim836/
Saeliem836/
Salihmt833/
Saelimm833/
Shaslim833/
Shealim832/
Sauliem832/
Shaelim832/
Salimkc831/
Salimnk831/
Salimth831/
Salliem831/
Saloime831/
Salisme831/
Ssalimh831/
Sallaim831/
Salimne831/
Sealime831/
Seallim831/
Sailaim831/
Saehlim831/
Shahlim831/
Ssaelim831/
Salem801,105,982/
Selim80137,578/
Salin8014,164/
Çalim804,941/
Calim803,607/
Solim802,160/
Zalim802,118/
Jalim801,884/
Salym80398/
Salém807/
Xalim803/
Salèm801/
Salimova7762,312/
Salaimeh7742/
Saalheim7712/
Salimová778/
Salimowa775/
Shahalim772/
Salaaime772/
Saulliem771/
Seahlime771/
Saelimmm771/
Shalheim770/
Saleem73872,163/
Salina7336,277/
Seliem735,321/
Saling734,698/
Sahlin734,401/
Caalim733,481/
Shalin733,142/
Saleme732,772/
Chalim732,043/
Seleim731,911/
Shalem731,869/
Shelim731,554/
Sallem731,512/
Sallin731,378/
Salion73976/
Saulin73955/
Jaulim73665/
Solime73561/
Salhin73544/
Salien73402/
Saleam73330/
Soleim73297/
Sailin73278/
Jallim73184/
Selaim73141/
Saliën73131/
Calaim7394/
Jaalim7389/
Saelem7388/
Satlin7381/
Saglin7376/
Saalin7373/
Salgin7371/
Jalaim7367/
Soilim7361/
Jaslim7356/
Salemm7352/
Tjalim7351/
Sailem7332/
Saylem7332/
Sahlem7328/
Saylin7324/
Djalim7323/
Saalem7321/
Sollim7320/
Jhalim7320/
Seulim7319/
Seylim7317/
Sholim7316/
Sialin7316/
Soulim7316/
Zaelim7316/
Saleum7315/
Joslim7313/
Shalym7310/
Satlem739/
Soliem739/
Salisn739/
Saluin738/
Sealin738/
Solimn738/
Saslin738/
Sielim737/
Ssalem737/
Gialim737/
Salemh736/
Salemn736/
Zaalim736/
Seelim736/
Zealim736/
Soslim735/
Salihn735/
Seilim735/
Siolim735/
Suilim735/
Callim734/
Salind734/
Sjalin734/
Hsalem733/
Solaim733/
Calhim733/
Selhim733/
Solism732/
Scalem732/
Salint732/
Salemt732/
Salinn732/
Sealem732/
Saulem732/
Zalaim732/
S'Alem731/
Salinc731/
Soolim731/
Sehlim731/
Jailim731/
Jaloim731/
Çağlim731/
Sahlym731/
Salgem731/
Salhem731/
Salehm731/
Scelim731/
Saelym731/
Sselim731/
Cealim731/
Jalime731/
Soliom730/
Shalimova715,149/
Sahlimova7125/
Saalimova714/
Hsalimova713/
Sçalimova711/
Shahaalim711/
Salaimová711/
Solheim678,975/
Shalina673,149/
Salemme672,200/
Salling672,041/
Saulina671,296/
Schalin67778/
Salayme67739/
Shalgin67661/
Sahling67640/
Soulaim67582/
Chailim67243/
Shaulin67219/
Sealing67192/
Saleemh67174/
Selheim67161/
Saleemt67148/
Salienė67100/
Saglien6783/
Sallien6768/
Sailing6765/
Shaleem6760/
Shaylin6746/
Shaalimova6742/
Shellim6740/
Shallin6740/
Jhalaim6740/
Sahalin6737/
Salleem6736/
Saleeme6734/
Calheim6729/
Saln6729/
Cahalim6729/
Saleemc6729/
Sallina6726/
Shaglin6725/
Sailina6725/
Saaleem6725/
Solhiem6723/
Salleme6723/
Shaling6722/
Schallheim6719/
Sallion6719/
Ssaleem6716/
Sialien6716/
Saaling6714/
Sahalem6713/
Shallem6712/
Saleemn6712/
Saalina679/
Shalien679/
Sólheim679/
Shahlin678/
Gialaim678/
Sholaim678/
Sauling677/
Sollime677/
Sealion676/
Salemne676/
Saleemm676/
Saleemq676/
Sasleem675/
Jallime675/
Xsaleem675/
S'Salem674/
Shailem674/
Shaslin674/
Saeleem674/
Souleim673/
Sheelim673/
Seaslin673/
Challim673/
Chhalim672/
Seilime672/
Chalaim672/
Shaalin672/
Ssalina672/
Saitlin672/
Schalem672/
Shalhin672/
Saullin672/
Soulime672/
Sallhin672/
Shailin671/
Satling671/
Salhlin671/
Salymeh671/
Chalime671/
Chaalim671/
Schelim671/
Saylina671/
Sayling671/
Saytlin671/
Scallem671/
Soilime671/
Shelaim671/
Szaleem671/
Souliem671/
Ssaleme671/
Shalion671/
Shaalem671/
Sailuin671/
Sajleem671/
Salheem671/
Saleame671/
Sattlin671/
Satleem671/
Caallim671/
Salaymh671/
Suilaim671/
Salleam671/
Sahleam671/
Saiglin671/
Saleemg671/
Saeleam671/
Shuilim671/
Solisme671/
Shalemh671/
Soullim671/
Chaulim671/
Chealim671/
Djaslim671/
Hjhalim671/
Seaglin670/
Sauslin670/
Sealind670/
Sasling670/
Sealina670/
Shealin670/

Salim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salim in the Georgian language
სალიმsalim-
Salim in the Tibetan language
ས་ལིམ་salim-
Salim in the Hindi language
सलीमsalima94.69
सालिमsalima4.17
सलिमsalima0.6
सालीमsalima0.35
़सलीमsalima0.03
सलीम़salima0.02
समीमsamima0.01
स़लीमsalima0.01
़सलिमsalima0
सलीम्salim0
सालीम्salim0
सतीमsatima0
्सलीमsalima0
तेलीteli0
हलीमhalima0
़़़़सलीमsalima0
अलीमalima0
सलीमाsalima0
सालिमाsalima0
़सालिमsalima0
सलीsali0
सीलीमsilima0
बसीमbasima0
सलिम़salima0
कलीमkalima0
सनीमsanima0
नसीमnasima0
शलिमाsalima0
शलिमsalima0
सलामsalama0
शमीमsamima0
सालिम़salima0
सली़मsalima0
सल़ीमsalima0
॰सलीमsalima0
शालिमsalima0
सल्ीमsalima0
शलीमsalima0
Salim in the Marathi language
सलीमsalima90.1
सालीमsalima2.78
सळीमsalima0.19
सारीsari0.18
कलीमkalima0.18
अलीमalima0.14
सलामsalama0.09
सलमाsalama0.08
लीमlima0.08
सलीमाsalima0.07
सलिमsalima0.06
सलीलsalila0.06
सलीsali0.06
शमीमsamima0.05
शलीमsalima0.04
आलमalama0.04
अजीमajima0.03
सालमsalama0.02
आलीमalima0.02
साळीमsalima0.02
जालीमjalima0.01
सालेमsalema0.01
सनीमsanima0.01
सातीsati0.01
सलीनsalina0.01
वलीvali0.01
सतीमsatima0.01
यलीमyalima0.01
़सलीमsalima0.01
साईsa'i0.01
तलीमtalima0.01
सलीयाsaliya0.01
कलीमुkalimu0.01
सहीमsahima0.01
आजीमajima0.01
सकीमsakima0.01
सलीमूsalimu0.01
हलीमhalima0.01
समीमsamima0.01
समीsami0.01
शाहीsahi0.01
सजीमsajima0.01
सलsala0.01
शमीsami0.01
सलाsala0
््सलीमsalima0
सलीपsalipa0
आलीमाalima0
असीमasima0
लालिमlalima0
सलेमsalema0
शरीsari0
जलीमjalima0
कलीkali0
सफ़ीsafi0
शाईsa'i0
अलमalama0
सालंsalam0
सालेsale0
सदीमsadima0
रलीमralima0
कालीमkalima0
ुसालीusali0
साटीsati0
अलीमुिalimui0
सईमsa'ima0
शाइsa'i0
सालsala0
सालीलsalila0
सलमsalama0
सालीsali0
एलीमelima0
शहीsahi0
सालीमुsalimu0
हालीमhalima0
सलिम्salim0
शालीsali0
सबीमsabima0
Salim in the Oriya language
ସଲିମsalima70.59
ସଲିମ୍salim13.41
ସାଲିମsalima11.33
ସାଲିମ୍salim1.36
ସଲୀମsalima1.02
ସଲିsali0.45
ଶାଲିମsalima0.42
ସଲୀମ୍salim0.11
ସାଲିsali0.11
ସାଳିମsalima0.08
ସାଲୀମsalima0.08
ସଳିମsalima0.08
ଶାଳିମାsalima0.04
ରବିrabi0.04
ସଲାମ୍salam0.04
ସାଲିକ୍salik0.04
ନଯିମnayima0.04
ସଲମାsalama0.04
ଶଲିମsalima0.04
ସନିsani0.04
ସାଲମୀsalami0.04
ଅଲିମalima0.04
ମଲିକmalika0.04
ଶାଳୀମsalima0.04
ରବୀrabi0.04
ବାସିbasi0.04
Salim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻟﻢsalm66.83
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻢalsalm24.88
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻢsalym8.29
Salim in the Bengali language
সেলিমselima66.27
সালিমsalima18.07
সলিমsalima9.64
সলীমsalima1.2
সেলিম্selim1.2
শেলিমselima1.2
Salim in the Russian language
Салимsalim-
Salim in the Arabic language
صاليمsalym-
ساليمsalym-
بسليمbslym-
سليمslym-

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