Saljam Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Saljam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saljam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Saljam (23) may also be a first name.

Saljam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saljam (Hindi: सलजम) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saljam? popularity and diffusion

Saljam is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Saljam are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saljam is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia Saljam is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Saljam is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saldjam9247/
Salijam922/
Saleam83330/
Saljan8385/
Salsam8312/
Salcam834/
Zaljam833/
Seljam833/
Shalzam77621/
Salijan7757/
Saleeam7731/
Saljian7712/
Salkham7710/
Shaljan7710/
Saleham776/
Saliham773/
Salayom771/
Sahljan771/
Salleam771/
Saldjan771/
Sahleam771/
Salzamm771/
Salzamn771/
Saljyan771/
Salajean71191/
Shaljyan71128/
Shaljian7150/
Shaljean7136/
Saljahan7130/
Hsaliham7118/
Salagiam7117/
Shalkham7117/
Salujian718/
Salajyan717/
Salehame713/
Salaiyam711/
Shaljain711/
Shaulzam711/
Salcan673,488/
Salean67510/
Soljan67301/
Salzan67109/
Salsan6783/
Schalkham6751/
Salaijang6740/
Šaljan6730/
Seljom6715/
Salcom674/
Shailejan674/
Zaljan672/
Saljon671/
Sahlajian671/
Salsom671/
Salcem671/

Saljam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saljam in the Hindi language
सलजमsalajama85.71
सल्जमsaljama14.29

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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 Saljam
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