Salmeh Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Salmeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 283 | 1:271,316 | 19,915 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Salmeh (4,788) may also be a first name.
Salmeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salmeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salmeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ) is found most in Iran. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salmeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 608,234th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname Salmeh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Salmeh reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 98,819th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,788 people.
The surname Salmeh is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 271,316. In Iran Salmeh is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 43 percent reside, Kerman Province, where 23 percent reside and Yazd Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salmeh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salmeh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ | alsalmh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔ | alsalmt | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Salmeh
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