Saluma Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Saluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Saluma (1,123) may also be a first name.

Saluma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saluma (Arabic: سلومي, Hindi: सलूमा, Oriya: ସାଲୁମା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saluma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Saluma are found; 43 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Saluma is also the 237,850th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 1,123 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 19 percent are found.

Saluma Last Name Statistics demography

Saluma earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salouma921,710/
Salumaa92224/
Shaluma9260/
Salumay9224/
Salumai9210/
Salumma928/
Salumah926/
Salumau924/
Sealuma923/
Sahluma922/
Sialuma921/
Salumha921/
Salumea921/
Saliuma920/
Sallouma86124/
Shaluuma8643/
Shalumma8631/
Salhumah864/
Salumahe863/
Saloumah862/
Saleumas861/
Salima8346,629/
Saloma834,325/
Caluma83779/
Salume83574/
Seluma83280/
Salumi8392/
Zaluma8379/
Soluma8352/
Salumo8347/
Jaluma839/
Shalumaih801/
Saloumi7712,652/
Salimah774,346/
Salomaa772,495/
Salloma77706/
Chaluma77384/
Salumäe77315/
Calumay77276/
Solumaz77183/
Solouma77154/
Shalima77147/
Salimay7787/
Sealoma7779/
Saelima7763/
Salimaa7730/
Gialuma7727/
Sseluma7724/
Shaloma7723/
Saloume7721/
Salomea7717/
Saalima7712/
Calluma7712/
Zalumas7711/
Sahlume779/
Sallume778/
Salomai777/
Sallumi777/
Sallima777/
Saliema776/
Salimma775/
Saloumy775/
Sallumy774/
Saulima774/
Salaumi774/
Salomay773/
Salomoa773/
Sialume773/
Salimai773/
Jalauma773/
Salomma772/
Salooma772/
Szalima772/
Zalouma772/
Seluuma772/
Sahlumi772/
Salumme771/
Soliuma771/
Shalumo771/
Shalume771/
Shalumi771/
Ssalima771/
Sailima771/
Salomau771/
Salumio771/
Salumoy771/
Salumhe771/
Salumets71316/
Salloumi71313/
Salhoumi71241/
Chauluma71183/
Saloumou7156/
Shalomay7150/
Salumägi7149/
Salloume7118/
Calumhay7117/
Shalimah7114/
Salimaah7112/
Sahloumi7112/
Shalomai7110/
Salgoumi7110/
Salimhay7110/
Sallimah718/
Sseluuma718/
Zallouma717/
Seilouma715/
Seylouma715/
Shalimay715/
Salomaha714/
Saloumis714/
Saalimaa713/
Sahalima712/
Soulouma712/
Sallaume712/
Chalumau711/
Jallumma711/
Shaalima711/
Jalumahe711/
Saloumeh711/
Salloumo711/
Salhoume711/
Saliumou711/
Chalusma711/
Saloumee711/
Salloumy711/
Challuma711/
Shalhoma711/
Salimo6731,722/
Salome6720,419/
Selima679,782/
Salomo672,986/
Chalumeau672,276/
Salomi671,565/
Solima671,030/
Soloma67856/
Zalima67158/
Columa67105/
Salomy6795/
Salloumis6735/
Zaloma6726/
Challouma6722/
Selumo6712/
Zalumi675/
Zalloumah675/
Sahalimah672/
Chaloumas672/
Jalumo671/
Zoluma671/
Solume671/
Shalhoumi671/
Souloumga671/
Calumo671/
Salimã671/

Saluma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saluma in the Hindi language
सलूमाsaluma73.68
सलुमाsaluma21.05
सालूमाsaluma5.26
Saluma in the Oriya language
ସାଲୁମାsaluma66.67
ସଲୁମାsaluma33.33
Saluma in the Arabic language
سلوميslwmy-
سلوماslwma-

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