Shalom Surname
Approximately 12,982 people bear this surname
Shalom Surname User-submission:
The word "Shalom" in Hebrew means "Peace".
Shalom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 9,291 | 1:921 | 47 |
| United States | 1,032 | 1:351,220 | 31,476 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Russia | 252 | 1:571,917 | 51,083 |
| Nigeria | 247 | 1:717,177 | 32,914 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| England | 152 | 1:366,566 | 26,048 |
| India | 142 | 1:5,401,869 | 131,616 |
| Kenya | 123 | 1:375,446 | 21,575 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Lebanon | 23 | 1:245,091 | 9,209 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Shalóm (1) are calculated separately.
Shalom (38,439) may also be a first name.
Shalom Surname Meaning
Shalom Demographics
Shalom Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shalom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shalom (Arabic: شالوم, Bengali: শালোম, Georgian: შალომ, Hindi: शालोम, Marathi: शालोम, Oriya: ସାେଲାମ, Russian: Шалом) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can occur as: Shalóm. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalom? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 40,384th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 561,358 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Shalom live; 72 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Shalom is also the 22,987th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 38,439 people.
The last name is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 9,291 people, or 1 in 921. In Israel Shalom is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 35 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent reside and Northern District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Israel it occurs in 90 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Chad, where 7 percent reside.
Shalom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shalom surname is primarily Pagan (40%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Jewish (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shalom last name are 44.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.19% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shalom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.93% less than the national average, earning R 102,360 per year; in United States they earn 22.8% more than the national average, earning $52,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.89% more than the national average, earning $58,571 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalom in the Georgian language | ||
| შალომ | shalom | - |
| Shalom in the Bengali language | ||
| শালোম | saloma | - |
| Shalom in the Marathi language | ||
| शालोम | saloma | 90 |
| शलोम | saloma | 6.67 |
| शालुम | saluma | 1.67 |
| शॅलोम | seloma | 1.67 |
| Shalom in the Hindi language | ||
| शालोम | saloma | 83.33 |
| शलोम | saloma | 16.67 |
| Shalom in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେଲାମ | saelama | 50 |
| ଶାେଲାମ | saelama | 50 |
| Shalom in the Russian language | ||
| Шалом | salom | - |
| Shalom in the Arabic language | ||
| شالوم | shalwm | - |
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