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 held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salimar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. Salimar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Salimar reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 259,932nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 963 people.

The surname Salimar is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 2,874,982. In Indonesia Salimar is most frequent in: West Java, where 78 percent are found and Banten, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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