Salm Surname
Approximately 25,728 people bear this surname
Salm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 10,068 | 1:9,131 | 1,118 |
| Libya | 5,109 | 1:1,222 | 327 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,902 | 1:10,633 | 1,467 |
| Germany | 2,419 | 1:33,280 | 4,390 |
| United States | 1,746 | 1:207,594 | 20,334 |
| Pakistan | 819 | 1:218,124 | 5,170 |
| Switzerland | 460 | 1:17,854 | 2,936 |
| Netherlands | 289 | 1:58,433 | 10,056 |
| Brazil | 263 | 1:813,971 | 29,498 |
| France | 259 | 1:256,458 | 39,566 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Estonia | 219 | 1:6,036 | 687 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Mauritania | 49 | 1:83,569 | 5,424 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Cambodia | 33 | 1:469,307 | 4,109 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 127 | 1:395,423 | 29,402 |
Salm (3,653) may also be a first name.
Salm Demographics
Average Male Salm Height
177.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Salm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salm (Arabic: سلم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻢ, Hindi: सालम, Marathi: सलीम, Russian: Сальм) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salm? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,188th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 283,253 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Salm live; 60 percent live in North Africa and 59 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 116,819th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 3,653 people.
This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,068 people, or 1 in 9,131. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 20 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found.
Salm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Salm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Salm Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Salm last name are 27.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.01% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Salm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $48,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $61,396 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salme | 89 | 6,391 | / |
| Sailm | 89 | 233 | / |
| Sallm | 89 | 163 | / |
| Sialm | 89 | 69 | / |
| Shalm | 89 | 50 | / |
| Salmh | 89 | 35 | / |
| Saalm | 89 | 24 | / |
| Salmm | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ssalm | 89 | 2 | / |
| Salmt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Salhm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sahlm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Salmì | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schalm | 80 | 754 | / |
| Sailem | 80 | 32 | / |
| Saylem | 80 | 32 | / |
| Shalme | 80 | 21 | / |
| Satlem | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sallme | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sailme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sealem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shailm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssalme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaulm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saulme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shalhm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Calm | 75 | 846 | / |
| Zalm | 75 | 552 | / |
| Solm | 75 | 338 | / |
| Jalm | 75 | 36 | / |
| Salmova | 73 | 316 | / |
| Schalme | 73 | 45 | / |
| Schjalm | 73 | 9 | / |
| Salmová | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shailem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shahalm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saalmme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zalme | 67 | 214 | / |
| Jalme | 67 | 164 | / |
| Chalm | 67 | 146 | / |
| Soilm | 67 | 122 | / |
| Solme | 67 | 73 | / |
| Szalmová | 67 | 72 | / |
| Szalmova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Shjaaalm | 67 | 15 | / |
| Callm | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zalmh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hjalm | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shalmova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sollm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jallm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šalme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgalm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zailm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaslm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soulm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaalm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjalm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çalım | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calmm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sholm | 67 | 0 | / |
Salm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salm in the Hindi language | ||
| सालम | salama | 95.24 |
| सलाम | salama | 4.76 |
| Salm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻟﻢ | salm | 75 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻢ | alsalm | 21.43 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ | alsalmh | 3.57 |
| Salm in the Marathi language | ||
| सलीम | salima | 41.67 |
| सालम | salama | 33.33 |
| सलाम | salama | 25 |
| Salm in the Russian language | ||
| Сальм | salm | - |
| Salm in the Arabic language | ||
| سلم | slm | - |
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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 Salm
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