Shalma Surname
Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname
Shalma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Shalma (9,578) may also be a first name.
Shalma Demographics
Shalma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shalma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shalma (Bengali: শালমা, Hindi: शलमा, Marathi: शलमा, Oriya: ସଲମା, Russian: Шальма) is found most in Bangladesh. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 361,170th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,273,000 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Shalma are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shalma is also the 63,087th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 9,578 people.
The surname Shalma is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Not including Bangladesh this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 27 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.
Shalma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (71%) in Lebanon.
Shalma earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning $59,603 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalma in the Bengali language | ||
| শালমা | salama | - |
| Shalma in the Hindi language | ||
| शलमा | salama | 85.95 |
| शालमा | salama | 10.95 |
| शल्मा | salma | 2.5 |
| सलमा | salama | 0.43 |
| शाल्मा | salma | 0.11 |
| सालमा | salama | 0.03 |
| सलाम | salama | 0.03 |
| षलमा | salama | 0.03 |
| Shalma in the Marathi language | ||
| शलमा | salama | 81.25 |
| सलमा | salama | 6.25 |
| समसु | samasu | 6.25 |
| अशलम | asalama | 6.25 |
| Shalma in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲମା | salama | 50 |
| ଶଲମା | salama | 50 |
| Shalma in the Russian language | ||
| Шальма | salma | - |
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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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- 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 Shalma
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