Salmia Surname
Approximately 868 people bear this surname
Salmia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 470 | 1:281,381 | 25,307 |
| Algeria | 284 | 1:136,027 | 18,438 |
| Finland | 75 | 1:73,289 | 8,104 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Salmia (7,188) may also be a first name.
Salmia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salmia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salmia (Arabic: سالميا) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salmia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 403,960th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Salmia are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 76,281st most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 7,188 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 281,381. In Indonesia Salmia is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 41 percent are found, East Java, where 12 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 33 percent are found and Finland, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmiah | 92 | 1,750 | / |
| Salmiat | 92 | 162 | / |
| Salmiha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Solmia | 83 | 252 | / |
| Salmio | 83 | 242 | / |
| Salmea | 83 | 10 | / |
| Jalmia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Salmya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zalmia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soulmia | 77 | 12 | / |
| Salmyah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Solmias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelmia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salmyat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jalmaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salmeo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Solmio | 67 | 25 | / |
| Schallmea | 67 | 16 | / |
| Solmea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Colmia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chalmaiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shellmiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohlmia | 62 | 292 | / |
| Chalmayya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Solmeo | 50 | 139 | / |
| Jalmeo | 50 | 9 | / |
Salmia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salmia in the Arabic language | ||
| سالميا | salmya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Salmia
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