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
The last name Shaalam (Hindi: शाआलम, Marathi: शआलम) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaalam? popularity and diffusion
Shaalam is the 325,707th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,381,389 people. Shaalam is primarily 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. Shaalam is also the 391,396th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 473 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Besides Bangladesh Shaalam is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
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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