Salmir Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Salmir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salmir (421) may also be a first name.

Salmir Last Name Facts

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

Salmir (Hindi: सलमीर, Marathi: समीर) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmir? popularity and diffusion

Salmir is the 4,532,898th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Salmir are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 418,786th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 421 people.

The last name Salmir is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,215,318. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Khost, where 70 percent reside, Logar, where 10 percent reside and Paktia, where 10 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan Salmir occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salmir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmir in the Hindi language
सलमीरsalamira-
Salmir in the Marathi language
समीरsamira-

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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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  • 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 Salmir
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