Salimar Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Salimar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salimar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
India371:20,731,497300,213
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salimar (963) may also be a first name.

Salimar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salimar (Bengali: সালিমার, Hindi: शालीमार, Marathi: सालीमार, Oriya: ସାଲିମାର) is most common in Indonesia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Salimar.

How Common Is The Last Name Salimar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,860,621st most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Salimar live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Salimar is also the 259,932nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 963 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 2,874,982. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 78 percent reside and Banten, where 22 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salimar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salimar in the Bengali language
সালিমারsalimara-
Salimar in the Oriya language
ସାଲିମାରsalimara-
Salimar in the Hindi language
शालीमारsalimara50
सलीमरsalimara37.5
सालीमारsalimara12.5
Salimar in the Marathi language
सालीमारsalimara50
सालीमारावतीsalimaravati33.33
सािलमारsailamara16.67

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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
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  • 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 Salimar
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