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Where Does The Last Name Salma Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Salma (Arabic: سُلمى, Bengali: সালমা, Dhivehi: ާ‫ސަލްމާ, Georgian: სალმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ, Hindi: सलमा, Marathi: सलमा, Oriya: ସଲମା, Russian: Сальма) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šalma or Salmà. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salma? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Salma is the 2,564^th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,675 people. The surname Salma occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Salma live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 239^th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 2,378,238 people.

This surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 152,660 people, or 1 in 1,044. Besides Bangladesh it is found in 104 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 9 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Salma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Salma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salma surname grew 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 20,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (71%) in Kenya, Sunni (94%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Salma are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Salma earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $43,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.87% less than the national average, earning $32,360 CAD per year.