Salmata Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Niger

Salmata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1291:178,8477,951
Niger1141:168,3516,055
Burkina Faso481:382,3356,059
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salmata (56,258) may also be a first name.

Salmata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salmata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﺘﺎ, Hindi: सलमता) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salmata is the 868,551st most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Salmata are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Salmata is also the 16,707th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 56,258 people.

Salmata is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 178,847. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 49 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 21 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast Salmata exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 37 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salmata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmata in the Hindi language
सलमताsalamata-
Salmata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻤﺘﺎslmta33.33
ﺳﺎﻟﻤﺘﺎsalmta25.93
ﺳﻠﻤﺔslmt12.96
ﺳﻠﻤﺎﺗﺎslmata7.41
ﺳﺎﻟﻤﺎﺗﺎsalmata7.41
ﺳﻼﻣﺎﺗﺎslamata3.7
ﺳﺎﻟﻤﺖsalmt1.85
ﺳﺎﻟﻤﺔsalmt1.85
ﺻﺎﻟﻤﺘﺎsalmta1.85
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻤﺘﺎsalymta1.85
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﺘﺎalsalmta1.85

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salmata
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