Salmai Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Salmai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Niger601:319,8679,444
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

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 surname Salmai (Hindi: सलमै, Marathi: सलमाबी, Tibetan: ཤཱལ་མའི་) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Salmai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,092,155th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname is predominantly 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. It is also the 106,345th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 4,246 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 1,502,832. In Indonesia Salmai is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Salmai exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saulmai9249/
Szalmai9217/
Salmaji927/
Shalmai921/
Salmaia921/
Salmaid921/
Salma91216,410/
Salmi9178,149/
Salmaggi86128/
Salmaiah865/
Zalmai8332,194/
Salmah838,791/
Szalma832,714/
Shalma831,002/
Salmas83676/
Salmaz83637/
Salmaa83385/
Salmat83284/
Salmio83242/
Salmiş83222/
Shalmi83127/
Salmma8391/
Sailma8366/
Salmau8360/
Salmay8351/
Sialma8349/
Salmis8327/
Salmaç8324/
Salmiy8312/
Salmea8310/
Salmha8310/
Sallma838/
Sailmi838/
Salmad836/
Salmie836/
Scalma836/
Salmei836/
Salmaj835/
Salmii835/
Ssalmi835/
Ssalma834/
Saalmi834/
Zsalma834/
Salmae832/
Szalmi832/
Sahlmi832/
Sahlma831/
Saalma831/
Salhma831/
Salmap831/
Salmoi831/
Sgalma831/
Salmmi831/
Salmoa831/
Calmai831/
Jalmai831/
Sallmi831/
Salmga831/
Sailema773,098/
Salmiya77598/
Salmash7784/
Zalmaie7755/
Salmaye7738/
Szalmas7729/
Szalmay7717/
Satılma7717/
Salmich7712/
Schalma777/
Saulmat775/
Salmiyo775/
Salmawe774/
Salmaus773/
Sallmah773/
Salmaat773/
Satilmi772/
Shalmat772/
Salmach772/
Salmieh772/
Saylema772/
Shalmah772/
Shalmas772/
Sallmma771/
Salmaha771/
Salmatp771/
Salmaya771/
Calmaia771/
Calmaiy771/
Sealmat771/
Sealmma771/
Shalmau771/
Shalmma771/
Shalmaj771/
Saalmaa771/
Salmeat771/
Salmeya771/
Salmaay771/
Salmayo771/
Zsalmat771/
Salmiey771/
Shalmay771/
Shalmid771/
Zalmayi771/
Saulmit770/
Calma7329,440/
Salme736,391/
Jalmi732,171/
Solmi731,353/
Salmy73879/
Zalmi73693/
Jalma73521/
Calmi73251/
Zalma73190/
Solma73190/
Çalma7397/
Salmè7333/
Šalma7326/
Xalma7323/
Salmé738/
Salmà731/
Schaalma71204/
Satilmis71180/
Satılmaz71177/
Salmiyah71146/
Salmiyat7114/
Salmaová7110/
Jalmayhi715/
Salmaova713/
Salmaaju713/
Shalmash712/
Saalmead711/
Salmaath711/
Schallma711/
Solmaiah711/
Jalmaihi711/
Satelmis711/
Satilmiz711/
Shaalmas711/
Shalmach710/
Solmaz6738,427/
Çalmaz67705/
Salmeh67509/
Chalma67504/
Salmou67410/
Salmey67308/
Zalmat67271/
Tjalma67263/
Soulmi67208/
Salmoy67195/
Çalmaç67151/
Zalmad67137/
Jalmad67123/
Djalma67121/
Salmer67118/
Jalmas6779/
Shelma6778/
Zalmas6773/
Zalmay6759/
Salmet6747/
Calmay6744/
Solmay6740/
Chalmi6740/
Calmoi6734/
Solmit6732/
Salmee6731/
Solmio6725/
Shalme6721/
Shalmy6720/
Jaalma6717/
Schallmea6716/
Solhmi6715/
Solmah6714/
Solmea6714/
Solmat6711/
Zallmi6711/
Shelmi6710/
Jalmau678/
Solmie678/
Zalmie678/
Solmis678/
Salmáš678/
Salmes677/
Sollmi677/
Sallme677/
Seilmi676/
Soulma676/
Solmas674/
Salmue674/
Calmau674/
Jalmay673/
Zalhma673/
Sailme673/
Calmih673/
Jalmis673/
Salmahova672/
Salmoe672/
Sholmi672/
Djalmi672/
Salmão672/
Saulmé672/
Callmi672/
Salmajová671/
Calmea671/
Jalmei671/
Jhalmi671/
Zalmaj671/
Sollma671/
Ssalme671/
Soilmi671/
Salmeu671/
Zailma671/
Šalmis671/
Saulme671/
Saulmy671/
Gialma671/
Zolmai671/
Salmez671/
Salmye671/
Solmih671/
Zalmah671/
Jalmat671/
Shallmach670/

Salmai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmai in the Tibetan language
ཤཱལ་མའི་shalmé-
Salmai in the Hindi language
सलमैsalamai-
Salmai in the Marathi language
सलमाबीsalamabi-

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