Salmian Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Salmian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 209 | 1:126,437 | 6,839 |
| Iran | 132 | 1:581,686 | 32,703 |
| Pakistan | 66 | 1:2,706,726 | 22,920 |
| Afghanistan | 30 | 1:1,071,773 | 9,936 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Salmian (168) may also be a first name.
Salmian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salmian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salmian is found most in Yemen. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salmian? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 664,903rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Salmian live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 705,855th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 168 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 126,437. In Yemen Salmian is most common in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 79 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Yemen Salmian is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 29 percent are found and Pakistan, where 15 percent are found.
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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 Salmian
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