Salmou Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Salmou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger3471:55,3082,706
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Salmou (29,716) may also be a first name.

Salmou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salmou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Salmou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salmou is the 713,660th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Salmou are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 28,088th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 29,716 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 55,308. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 28 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 23 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent reside.

Salmou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salmou surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Salmou earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.34% more than the national average, earning $67,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salmouy922/
Salmout921/
Sallmou921/
Saalmou921/
Salmoud921/
Salmo915,722/
Salmu91603/
Salmouch864/
Salmos83420/
Sialmo83411/
Salmoy83195/
Salmau8360/
Salmus8358/
Salmoh8319/
Salmot8318/
Salmoo837/
Sallmu834/
Salmue834/
Shalmo833/
Salmão832/
Sailmu832/
Shalmu832/
Salmoe832/
Salmoi831/
Salmeu831/
Salmoa831/
Sallmo831/
Szalmo831/
Saulmo830/
Sahailmou801/
Sealmoy77846/
Schalmo77116/
Sialmoy7738/
Salmuth779/
Salmeus775/
Salmiyo775/
Salmaus773/
Soulmou772/
Shallmo771/
Shalmau771/
Salmayo771/
Salma73216,410/
Solmo7367/
Solmu7364/
Zalmo7314/
Salmà731/
Shailemo71423/
Schallmo71416/
Salmaová7110/
Salmaaju713/
Salmaova713/
Shalmoot711/
Shailemu711/
Satilmos711/
Salmah678,791/
Szalma672,714/
Shalma671,002/
Salmas67676/
Salmaz67637/
Solmuş67544/
Salmaa67385/
Salmey67308/
Salmat67284/
Salmai67225/
Solmos67118/
Salmma6791/
Sailma6766/
Salmay6751/
Sialma6749/
Salmee6731/
Solmus6730/
Salmaç6724/
Salmea6710/
Salmha6710/
Salmáš678/
Sallma678/
Salmad676/
Salmie676/
Salmei676/
Salmaj675/
Zsalma674/
Ssalma674/
Chalmu673/
Salmae672/
Sholmo672/
Salmahova672/
Sahlma671/
Saalma671/
Salhma671/
Salmajová671/
Salmap671/
Zailmo671/
Solmoz671/
Solmut671/
Sgalma671/
Salmga671/
Salmye671/

Salmou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪalsalmh-

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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 Salmou
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