Salmah Surname
Approximately 8,791 people bear this surname
Salmah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8,278 | 1:15,976 | 1,995 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 112 | 1:263,341 | 14,729 |
| Pakistan | 57 | 1:3,134,103 | 24,953 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Salmah (76,212) may also be a first name.
Salmah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salmah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salmah (Arabic: سلميه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ, Hindi: सलमह) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Salmah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salmah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 57,591st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 828,978 people. Salmah is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Salmah live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 12,897th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 76,212 people.
Salmah is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 8,278 people, or 1 in 15,976. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 30 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 12 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salmah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salmah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ | alsalmh | - |
| Salmah in the Hindi language | ||
| सलमह | salamaha | - |
| Salmah in the Arabic language | ||
| سلميه | slmyh | - |
| سلمه | slmh | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salmah
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