Shaalam Surname
Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname
Shaalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shaalam (473) may also be a first name.
Shaalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shaalam (Hindi: शाआलम, Marathi: शआलम) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaalam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 325,707th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,381,389 people. The surname Shaalam is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shaalam are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 391,396th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 473 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Outside of Bangladesh Shaalam exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaalam in the Hindi language | ||
| शाआलम | sa'alama | 66.67 |
| शाहआलम | saha'alama | 28.57 |
| शलाम | salama | 4.76 |
| Shaalam in the Marathi language | ||
| शआलम | sa'alama | 33.33 |
| शाहअलम | saha'alama | 16.67 |
| शालाम | salama | 16.67 |
| शालम | salama | 16.67 |
| शाआलम | sa'alama | 16.67 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shaalam
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