Salmaa Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Salmaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Indonesia | 103 | 1:1,283,973 | 89,572 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Salmaa (1,779) may also be a first name.
Salmaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salmaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salmaa (Hindi: सलमा, Marathi: सलमा, Oriya: ସଲମା) is most common in Egypt. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salmaa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 746,827th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. Salmaa occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Salmaa live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Salmaa is also the 181,363rd most commonly held forename in the world, held by 1,779 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Excluding Egypt it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salmaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salmaa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲମା | salama | - |
| Salmaa in the Marathi language | ||
| सलमा | salama | 81.25 |
| अमजद | amajada | 12.5 |
| सलमान | salamana | 6.25 |
| Salmaa in the Hindi language | ||
| सलमा | salama | 75 |
| सलमाअ | salama'a | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Salmaa
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