Salme Surname

76,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Estonia

Salme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4,8131:37,1171,695
Ecuador3661:43,4594,446
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Cameroon1651:125,87314,288
Belgium1461:78,74412,427
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Estonia581:22,7904,104
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Italy531:1,153,90073,671
France481:1,383,807136,859
Mauritania381:107,7606,553
Niger381:505,05313,208
Latvia301:68,33510,134
India211:36,526,923420,161
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Finland91:610,74534,002
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Salmè (33), Salmé (8) & Šalme (1) are calculated separately.

Salme (165,371) may also be a first name.

Salme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ, Hindi: सलमे, Marathi: सालमे, Russian: Сальме) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Salmè, Salmé or Šalme. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 76,651st most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,140,283 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Salme are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 6,368th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 165,371 people.

The last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 4,813 people, or 1 in 37,117. In Pakistan Salme is most frequent in: Sindh, where 39 percent are found, Punjab, where 32 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 22 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Salme exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 6 percent are found and Egypt, where 4 percent are found.

Salme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Salme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Salme last name expanded 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salme last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salme earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 233.27% more than the national average, earning €100,082 per year and in United States they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $42,299 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salmè9333/
Salmé938/
Šalme931/
Salmeh91509/
Salmey91308/
Salmer91118/
Salmet9147/
Salmee9131/
Shalme9121/
Salmea9110/
Salmes917/
Sallme917/
Salmie916/
Salmei916/
Sailme913/
Ssalme911/
Salmeu911/
Saulme911/
Salmez911/
Salm8925,728/
Saglime8357/
Schalme8345/
Saulmet8336/
Szalmer8329/
Salmehr8326/
Saulmer8318/
Sahlmer834/
Shalmer832/
Shalmeh832/
Salmeet832/
Salmieh832/
Shalmee832/
Saalmme831/
Salmeat831/
Salmmey831/
Salmmeh831/
Salmiey831/
Satlmer831/
Salma80216,410/
Salmi8078,149/
Salmy80879/
Calme80721/
Sailm80233/
Zalme80214/
Jalme80164/
Sallm80163/
Solme8073/
Sialm8069/
Shalm8050/
Salmh8035/
Saalm8024/
Salmm805/
Salmt802/
Ssalm802/
Sahlm801/
Salmì801/
Salhm801/
Schalmes7721/
Szallmer7712/
Shalmesh776/
Schalmey773/
Saalmead771/
Shalmeet771/
Shalmeez771/
Szalma732,714/
Shalma731,002/
Schalm73754/
Salmaa73385/
Chalme73344/
Salmio73242/
Salmai73225/
Salmiş73222/
Solmes73206/
Salmoy73195/
Solmer73133/
Jalmet73129/
Shalmi73127/
Salmma7391/
Callme7373/
Sailma7366/
Salmay7351/
Sialma7349/
Sailem7332/
Saylem7332/
Salmis7327/
Shalmy7320/
Solmet7319/
Solmez7314/
Solmea7314/
Jaulme7314/
Salmiy7312/
Zalmer7310/
Jalmes7310/
Salmha7310/
Satlem739/
Solmie738/
Zalmie738/
Sallma738/
Sailmi738/
Shelme736/
Salmaj735/
Salmii735/
Soulme735/
Ssalmi735/
Ssalma734/
Saalmi734/
Solmey734/
Zsalma734/
Calmme733/
Jalmer733/
Jalmez732/
Sealem732/
Calmey732/
Saulmé732/
Szalmi732/
Djalme732/
Sahlmi732/
Cailme732/
Saalma731/
Salhma731/
Salmoi731/
Calmea731/
Jalmei731/
Shailm731/
Shaulm731/
Zalmey731/
Salmmi731/
Salmoa731/
Saulmy731/
Calmee731/
Sallmi731/
Soilme731/
Shalhm731/
Schallmey7125/
Schallmea7116/
Schalhmer711/
Sealmoy67846/
Chalmet67572/
Zalm67552/
Solm67338/
Salmova67316/
Chalmer67251/
Chalmes67173/
Soyleme67152/
Chalmey67142/
Jaulmes67119/
Soulmey6783/
Chalmeh6782/
Saulmai6749/
Sialmoy6738/
Sollmer6726/
Hjalmer6723/
Szalmay6717/
Szalmai6717/
Zalmezs6716/
Jaselme6713/
Salmich6712/
Salmová679/
Soileme675/
Shailem674/
Satilmi672/
Shahalm672/
Sholmes672/
Sholmer672/
Salmouy672/
Josilme672/
Sallmma671/
Salmaya671/
Caulmee671/
Chalmed671/
Shelmey671/
Sealmma671/
Shalmma671/
Soylmez671/
Soulmie671/
Suolmez671/
Jallmes671/
Jallmez671/
Jalmees671/
Shalmai671/
Shalmaj671/
Saalmaa671/
Salmaay671/
Salmaia671/
Chalmez671/
Jallmet671/
Salmaid671/
Sohlmer671/
Shalmay671/
Shalmid671/
Zalmeer671/
Shelmie670/
Saulmit670/

Salme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salme in the Hindi language
सलमेsalame98.35
सल्मेsalme1.18
सलमीsalami0.12
Salme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪalsalmh70.35
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔalsalmt21.41
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻢalsalm2.71
ﺳﺎﻟﻤﻪsalmh2.47
ﺳﺎﻟﻢsalm1.18
ﺳﺎﻟﻤﺔsalmt0.47
ﺳﻠﻤﻪslmh0.35
ﺳﻠﻤﻰslmy0.24
Salme in the Marathi language
सालमेsalame38.89
सलामेsalame22.22
सलमेsalame11.11
साळवेsalave11.11
सलामsalama11.11
सलमाsalama5.56
Salme in the Russian language
Сальмеsalme-

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