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
Salum Political Affiliation
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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 can also be rendered as: Salúm or Salùm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salum? popularity and diffusion
Salum is the 3,935th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 51,118 people. Salum occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name on earth, borne by 81,986 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 137,682 people, or 1 in 385. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent live, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 8 percent live and Tabora Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Salum occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the last name grew 1,943 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Salum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Salum are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% registered with 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
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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