Salimoun Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Salimoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 58 | 1:330,897 | 9,684 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Salimoun (14) may also be a first name.
Salimoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salimoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salimoun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻤﻮﻥ) occurs most in Niger. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salimoun? popularity and diffusion
Salimoun is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salimoun live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name on earth, held by 14 people.
Salimoun is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 330,897. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 64 percent live, Agadez Region, where 24 percent live and Maradi Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salimoun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salimoun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻤﻮﻥ | salymwn | 50 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻤﻮﻥ | salmwn | 50 |
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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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- 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 Salimoun
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