Salimov Surname

9,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uzbekistan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Salimov Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name Salim, which means 'someone who is safe, strongly and healthy'.

Salimov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uzbekistan29,9741:1,032176
Azerbaijan12,2531:787141
Russia10,2801:14,0201,949
Tajikistan5,6761:1,478304
Kazakhstan2,0951:8,4401,310
Bulgaria8401:8,308984
Kyrgyzstan6781:8,8091,629
Israel1701:50,3396,610
Turkmenistan831:66,1341,261
Belarus731:130,15118,657
Georgia501:74,9117,650
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Armenia61:488,3639,305
France61:11,070,454349,096
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Sälimov (2), Şalimov (1) & Šalimov (1) are calculated separately.

Salimov (23) may also be a first name.

Salimov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name Salim, which means 'someone who is safe, strongly and healthy'.

- nilaybjk

Salimov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salimov (Georgian: სალიმოვი, Russian: Салимов) occurs in Uzbekistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sälimov, Şalimov or Šalimov. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salimov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,080th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 116,789 people. The last name Salimov occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Salimov reside; 62 percent reside in Central Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Salimov is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uzbekistan, where it is borne by 29,974 people, or 1 in 1,032. Besides Uzbekistan Salimov occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 16 percent live.

Salimov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Salimov last name is primarily Muslim (98%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (100%) in Tajikistan, Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine and Muslim (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Salimov surname are 14.67% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 61.44% registered with the party.

Salimov earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $46,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salimov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salimov in the Georgian language
სალიმოვიsalimovi97.56
სალიმოვsalimov2.44
Salimov in the Russian language
Салимовsalimov-

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