Salmai Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Salmai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Salmai (4,246) may also be a first name.
Salmai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salmai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salmai (Hindi: सलमै, Marathi: सलमाबी, Tibetan: ཤཱལ་མའི་) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salmai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Salmai is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Salmai are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Salmai is also the 106,345th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 4,246 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 1,502,832. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salmai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salmai in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤཱལ་མའི་ | shalmé | - |
| Salmai in the Hindi language | ||
| सलमै | salamai | - |
| Salmai in the Marathi language | ||
| सलमाबी | salamabi | - |
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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 Salmai
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