Salmiah Surname
Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname
Salmiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,661 | 1:79,620 | 8,443 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Salmiah (28,844) may also be a first name.
Salmiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salmiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salmiah is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salmiah? popularity and diffusion
Salmiah is the 231,065th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,164,312 people. The last name Salmiah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Salmiah reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Salmiah is also the 28,755th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 28,844 people.
This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,661 people, or 1 in 79,620. In Indonesia Salmiah is primarily found in: West Java, where 16 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 13 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmia | 92 | 868 | / |
| Salmiat | 86 | 162 | / |
| Salmyah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Salmiha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Solmia | 77 | 252 | / |
| Salmio | 77 | 242 | / |
| Salmea | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jalmia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Salmya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zalmia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shellmiah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soulmia | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shelmia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salmyat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Solmias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jalmaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schallmea | 63 | 16 | / |
| Chalmaiya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Salmeo | 62 | 157 | / |
| Solmio | 62 | 25 | / |
| Solmea | 62 | 14 | / |
| Colmia | 62 | 2 | / |
| Cohlmia | 57 | 292 | / |
| Chalmayya | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Salmiah
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