Salm Surname

21,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Salm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt10,0681:9,1311,118
Libya5,1091:1,222327
Saudi Arabia2,9021:10,6331,467
Germany2,4191:33,2804,390
United States1,7461:207,59420,334
Pakistan8191:218,1245,170
Switzerland4601:17,8542,936
Netherlands2891:58,43310,056
Brazil2631:813,97129,498
France2591:256,45839,566
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Estonia2191:6,036687
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Canada1051:350,91031,754
India741:10,365,748197,751
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
England541:1,031,81650,675
Mauritania491:83,5695,424
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Cambodia331:469,3074,109
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Austria211:405,49741,758
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Finland101:549,67032,186
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Oman41:921,9937,313
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Salm (3,653) may also be a first name.

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 most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Salm.

How Common Is The Last Name Salm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,188th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 283,253 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Salm reside; 60 percent reside in North Africa and 59 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Salm is also the 116,819th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 3,653 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 10,068 people, or 1 in 9,131. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 20 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live.

Salm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Salm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Salm last name rose 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 US average, with 74.01% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salme896,391/
Sailm89233/
Sallm89163/
Sialm8969/
Shalm8950/
Salmh8935/
Saalm8924/
Salmm895/
Ssalm892/
Salmt892/
Salhm891/
Sahlm891/
Salmì891/
Schalm80754/
Sailem8032/
Saylem8032/
Shalme8021/
Satlem809/
Sallme807/
Sailme803/
Sealem802/
Shailm801/
Ssalme801/
Shaulm801/
Saulme801/
Shalhm801/
Calm75846/
Zalm75552/
Solm75338/
Jalm7536/
Salmova73316/
Schalme7345/
Schjalm739/
Salmová739/
Shailem734/
Shahalm732/
Saalmme731/
Zalme67214/
Jalme67164/
Chalm67146/
Soilm67122/
Solme6773/
Szalmová6772/
Szalmova6734/
Shjaaalm6715/
Callm6713/
Zalmh6711/
Hjalm6710/
Shalmova675/
Sollm674/
Jallm672/
Šalme671/
Zgalm671/
Shelm671/
Zailm671/
Jaslm671/
Soulm671/
Zaalm671/
Jjalm671/
Çalım671/
Calmm670/
Sholm670/

Salm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salm in the Hindi language
सालमsalama95.24
सलामsalama4.76
Salm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻟﻢsalm75
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻢalsalm21.43
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪalsalmh3.57
Salm in the Marathi language
सलीमsalima41.67
सालमsalama33.33
सलामsalama25
Salm in the Russian language
Сальмsalm-
Salm in the Arabic language
سلمslm-

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