Slama Surname
Approximately 24,391 people bear this surname
Slama Surname User-submission:
Slama means 'peaceful', 'safe' or 'bringer of safety'.
Slama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 10,342 | 1:8,890 | 1,088 |
| Algeria | 6,081 | 1:6,353 | 1,046 |
| United States | 2,078 | 1:174,427 | 17,539 |
| France | 1,070 | 1:62,077 | 8,454 |
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Austria | 548 | 1:15,539 | 2,313 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Tunisia | 459 | 1:1,330 | 106 |
| Germany | 444 | 1:181,319 | 21,183 |
| Czechia | 382 | 1:27,836 | 4,459 |
| Mauritania | 264 | 1:15,511 | 1,454 |
| Indonesia | 216 | 1:612,265 | 48,529 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Slovakia | 144 | 1:37,059 | 6,822 |
| Brazil | 122 | 1:1,754,708 | 57,059 |
| Italy | 80 | 1:764,459 | 62,244 |
| Switzerland | 61 | 1:134,638 | 13,235 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Croatia | 43 | 1:98,340 | 15,803 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 93 | 1:539,986 | 37,316 |
The alternate forms: Sláma (2,873) & Šlama (2) are calculated separately.
Slama (5,669) may also be a first name.
Slama Surname Meaning
Slama Demographics
Average Male Slama Height
177.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Slama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Slama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻪ, Hindi: सलमा, Marathi: सलमा, Russian: Слама) is found most in Egypt. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sláma or Šlama. For other potential spellings of Slama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Slama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 22,290th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 298,780 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Slama live; 73 percent live in North Africa and 43 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 88,845th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 5,669 people.
Slama is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,342 people, or 1 in 8,890. Aside from Egypt this surname is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Slama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Slama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Slama last name increased 2,234 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Slama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Slama last name are 16.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.42% registered with the party.
The amount Slama earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.79% more than the national average, earning $56,035 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Slama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Slama in the Marathi language | ||
| सलमा | salama | 85.71 |
| सलमाान | salamaana | 14.29 |
| Slama in the Hindi language | ||
| सलमा | salama | 54.55 |
| स्लामा | slama | 36.36 |
| स्लमा | slama | 9.09 |
| Slama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻼﻣﻪ | aslamh | 48.82 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻡ | aslam | 35.29 |
| ﺃﺳﻼﻣﻪ | aslamh | 5.59 |
| ﺍﺳﻼﻣﺔ | aslamt | 2.65 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﻪ | slamh | 2.65 |
| ﺃﺳﻼﻡ | aslam | 1.47 |
| ﺳﻼﻣﺔ | slamt | 0.59 |
| ﺳﻼﻡ | slam | 0.59 |
| ﺇﺳﻼﻡ | aslam | 0.59 |
| ﺃﺳﻼﻣﺔ | aslamt | 0.29 |
| ﺃﺳﻼﻣﺎ | aslama | 0.29 |
| Slama in the Russian language | ||
| Слама | slama | - |
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