Salum Surname
Approximately 142,564 people bear this surname
Salum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 137,682 | 1:385 | 47 |
| Argentina | 1,062 | 1:40,248 | 3,371 |
| Brazil | 1,007 | 1:212,586 | 8,203 |
| Philippines | 548 | 1:184,741 | 29,618 |
| Mexico | 341 | 1:364,006 | 7,530 |
| Papua New Guinea | 274 | 1:29,758 | 3,402 |
| United States | 272 | 1:1,332,570 | 92,890 |
| Indonesia | 213 | 1:620,888 | 49,115 |
| Turkey | 183 | 1:425,254 | 25,397 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Estonia | 104 | 1:12,710 | 1,932 |
| Chile | 99 | 1:177,944 | 5,813 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Paraguay | 94 | 1:76,987 | 1,954 |
| Colombia | 58 | 1:823,691 | 8,539 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Salúm (4) & Salùm (1) are calculated separately.
Salum (81,986) may also be a first name.
Salum Demographics
Average Male Salum Height
175.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Salum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salum (Hindi: सलूम, Marathi: सलुम, Oriya: ସାଲୁମ, Russian: Салум) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Salúm or Salùm. For other potential spellings of Salum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,935th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,118 people. The surname Salum is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Salum live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 12,117th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 81,986 people.
The last name Salum is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 137,682 people, or 1 in 385. In Tanzania Salum is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent live, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 8 percent live and Tabora Region, where 8 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Salum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Salum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salum last name rose 1,943 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Salum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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 with the 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
Salum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salum in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲୁମ | saluma | 66.67 |
| ସଲୁମ | saluma | 33.33 |
| Salum in the Marathi language | ||
| सलुम | saluma | 50 |
| सलूम | saluma | 12.5 |
| सलीूम | saliuma | 12.5 |
| सलीम | salima | 12.5 |
| सालूम | saluma | 12.5 |
| Salum in the Hindi language | ||
| सलूम | saluma | 37.5 |
| सलुम | saluma | 25 |
| शालूम | saluma | 12.5 |
| सालूम | saluma | 12.5 |
| सलुम्बर | salumbara | 12.5 |
| Salum in the Russian language | ||
| Салум | salum | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salum
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