Salum Surname

3,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Salum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania137,6821:38547
Argentina1,0621:40,2483,371
Brazil1,0071:212,5868,203
Philippines5481:184,74129,618
Mexico3411:364,0067,530
Papua New Guinea2741:29,7583,402
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Indonesia2131:620,88849,115
Turkey1831:425,25425,397
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
Chile991:177,9445,813
England961:580,39635,131
Paraguay941:76,9871,954
Colombia581:823,6918,539
Canada461:800,99162,809
Portugal381:274,16410,086
India301:25,568,846339,406
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Burundi161:612,803644
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Oman101:368,7975,193
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Norway91:571,36544,190
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Finland61:916,11741,832
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Salúm (4) & Salùm (1) are calculated separately.

Salum (81,986) may also be a first name.

Salum Last Name Facts

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

Salum (Hindi: सलूम, Marathi: सलुम, Oriya: ସାଲୁମ, Russian: Салум) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Salúm or Salùm. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salum is the 3,935th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 51,118 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Salum are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Salum is also the 12,117th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 81,986 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 137,682 people, or 1 in 385. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 8 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Salum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salum surname rose 1,943 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Salum last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Salum surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.9% less than the national average, earning 197,627 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.76% less than the national average, earning R 105,132 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.67% less than the national average, earning $17,782,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $43,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $43,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salúm934/
Salùm931/
Saloum914,568/
Sallum912,051/
Salaum911,860/
Salume91574/
Shalum9144/
Saelum9122/
Salumn9120/
Saleum9115/
Saalum9114/
Salium9112/
Sajlum918/
Sailum918/
Saluum916/
Salyum914/
Sialum913/
Saluim912/
Satlum911/
Saylum911/
Saulum911/
Salloum8377,088/
Salutem83203/
Sailoum83139/
Salutim8384/
Shallum8341/
Sallaum8327/
Shaloum8321/
Saloume8321/
Schalum8316/
Salhoum8310/
Sahlume839/
Sallume838/
Sahalum834/
Salahum833/
Sahloum832/
Salumme831/
Sealgum831/
Shalume831/
Salluum831/
Salumhe831/
Sailaum831/
Scallum830/
Salom8010,766/
Solum802,897/
Salun801,039/
Calum80492/
Zalum80277/
Jalum80195/
Selum8062/
Salóm803/
Sélum801/
Shalhoum77231/
Salloume7718/
Schaloum7714/
Sahaloum778/
Shalgoum774/
Salumova772/
Sallaume772/
Schallum771/
Shahalum771/
Shahloum771/
Salhoume771/
Shalom7312,982/
Salaun739,024/
Callum732,087/
Saloom731,783/
Sailun73900/
Shalun73681/
Sallom73624/
Sahlun73247/
Salung73211/
Saloun73204/
Zaloum73185/
Salgun73149/
Saluun73123/
Caulum73111/
Saleun7379/
Saliun7377/
Sallun7368/
Soleum7364/
Selhum7358/
Zallum7356/
Salune7342/
Saalun7332/
Sailom7332/
Seelum7328/
Sialun7324/
Solium7319/
Sollum7317/
Jalume7315/
Calhum7314/
Sialom7312/
Chalum7312/
Jaloum7311/
Scolum7310/
Zalyum739/
Saluin738/
Jallum738/
Soolum737/
Soloum735/
Saulun735/
Saulom734/
Saylun734/
Salomh734/
Salhun733/
Solaum733/
Szalun732/
Djalum732/
Sealom732/
Saloem732/
Saylom732/
Caloum731/
Jalaum731/
Shelum731/
Salunn731/
Jaalum731/
Jaluum731/
Jalhum731/
Solume731/
Sotlum731/
Shalóm731/
Caalum731/
Çağlum731/
Seleum731/
Salomm730/
Cealum730/
Shalumova71149/
Shalhgoum711/
Zalloum674,864/
Jalhoum671,892/
Salloom67856/
Salutin67810/
Shaalom67452/
Shellum67391/
Shalunc67326/
Shaloun67271/
Seiloum67265/
Chaloum67239/
Selhoum67204/
Shallom67191/
Shalaumova67177/
Sealund67141/
Salahun6791/
Salunkh6782/
Salloun6734/
Calhoum6728/
Jhalaum6727/
Shaloumova6722/
Seyloum6721/
Sailung6717/
Shaloom6715/
Sheelum6714/
Hjallum6714/
Salutyn6714/
Chalhum6713/
Souloum6713/
Sahalun6711/
Sahloun6711/
Salaune6710/
Shalgun677/
Saulung677/
Shailun676/
Shalung676/
Sahlaun676/
Sjalund675/
Saloune675/
Salunhe674/
Salloumová674/
Zalhoum674/
Salhoun674/
Challum674/
Chaleum673/
Saliung673/
Calloum673/
Salusin673/
Sajloun672/
Chalume672/
Shalhom672/
Saluten672/
Saloome672/
Chailum672/
Sealung672/
Saihlun671/
Sallund671/
Jalloum671/
Saaluun671/
Sholume671/
Jaloume671/
Zaloume671/
Solloum671/
Sheleum671/
Sailuin671/
Sallung671/
Saleung671/
Chaluhm671/
Saluhyn671/
Sayllom671/
Shaliun671/
Shalaun671/
Scholum670/
Chealum670/
Sallyun670/
Calhaum670/

Salum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salum in the Oriya language
ସାଲୁମsaluma66.67
ସଲୁମsaluma33.33
Salum in the Marathi language
सलुमsaluma50
सलूमsaluma12.5
सलीूमsaliuma12.5
सलीमsalima12.5
सालूमsaluma12.5
Salum in the Hindi language
सलूमsaluma37.5
सलुमsaluma25
शालूमsaluma12.5
सालूमsaluma12.5
सलुम्बरsalumbara12.5
Salum in the Russian language
Салумsalum-

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