Shalam Surname
Approximately 1,093 people bear this surname
Shalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 566 | 1:1,355,239 | 52,550 |
| United States | 153 | 1:2,369,013 | 146,433 |
| Afghanistan | 100 | 1:321,532 | 4,982 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Pakistan | 58 | 1:3,080,067 | 24,706 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shalam (1,374) may also be a first name.
Shalam Demographics
Average Shalam Salary in
United States
$51,402 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shalam (Bengali: শালম, Hindi: शालम, Marathi: शालम, Russian: Шалам) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shalam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalam? popularity and diffusion
Shalam is the 337,050th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,667,471 people. Shalam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Shalam reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shalam is also the 211,290th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,374 people.
This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 1,355,239. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 26 percent reside, Assam, where 16 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 13 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 9 percent reside.
Shalam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shalam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shalam last name rose 15,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shalam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Shalam are 43.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.06% registered to vote for the political party.
Shalam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $51,402 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalam in the Marathi language | ||
| शालम | salama | 87.82 |
| शालाम | salama | 2.21 |
| शलाम | salama | 2.21 |
| शलम | salama | 1.85 |
| सलाम | salama | 1.48 |
| शालन | salana | 1.11 |
| शलप | salapa | 0.74 |
| बालम | balama | 0.74 |
| शालमाक | salamaka | 0.37 |
| शाळाम | salama | 0.37 |
| आलम | alama | 0.37 |
| शाळम | salama | 0.37 |
| Shalam in the Bengali language | ||
| শালম | salama | 50 |
| ছালাম | chalama | 50 |
| Shalam in the Hindi language | ||
| शालम | salama | 36.84 |
| शलम | salama | 35.09 |
| शलाम | salama | 25.61 |
| शालाम | salama | 0.7 |
| सलाम | salama | 0.7 |
| शलमु | salamu | 0.35 |
| शाआलम | sa'alama | 0.35 |
| Shalam in the Russian language | ||
| Шалам | salam | - |
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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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- 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 Shalam
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