Salmana Surname

258,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Salmana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger8841:21,7101,333
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Cameroon1821:114,11613,201
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
India611:12,574,842222,490
Burkina Faso431:426,7936,388
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Salmanâ (1) are calculated separately.

Salmana (5,489) may also be a first name.

Salmana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salmana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Salmana (Arabic: صلماني, Georgian: სალმანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: सलमाना, Marathi: सलमान, Russian: Салмана) occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Salmanâ. Click here for other possible spellings of Salmana.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 258,507th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,788,138 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Salmana live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Chadic Africa. Salmana is also the 90,655th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,489 people.

Salmana is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 884 people, or 1 in 21,710. In Niger Salmana is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 77 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 9 percent live and Maradi Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Niger it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salmana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmana in the Georgian language
სალმანაsalmana-
Salmana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻤﺎﻧﻪslmanh-
Salmana in the Hindi language
सलमानाsalamana90.84
सलमानsalamana6.87
सल्मानाsalmana0.76
सल्मनाsalmana0.76
Salmana in the Marathi language
सलमानsalamana62.5
सलमानाsalamana37.5
Salmana in the Russian language
Салманаsalmana-
Salmana in the Arabic language
صلمانيslmany-

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Footnotes

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