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Where Does The Last Name Salima Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Salima (Arabic: ساليمة, Bengali: সালিমা, Georgian: სალიმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻢ, Hindi: सलीमा, Marathi: सलीमा, Oriya: ସାଲିମା, Russian: Салима) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear in the variant forms: Salimã. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salima? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Salima is the 12,042^nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 156,288 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Salima reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Salima is also the 1,726^th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 578,153 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 25,236 people, or 1 in 2,928. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Salima Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Salima last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Christian (75%) in Kenya and Muslim (76%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Salima last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Salima earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.36% more than the national average, earning R 302,652 per year; in United States they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $40,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.61% less than the national average, earning $36,464 CAD per year.