Slma Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Slma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Libya91:693,7751,982
India71:109,580,769786,157
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Slma (1,425) may also be a first name.

Slma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Slma Come From? nationality or country of origin

Slma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪ, Hindi: सलमा) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 811,192nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name Slma is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Slma reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Slma is also the 206,743rd most frequent forename internationally, held by 1,425 people.

Slma is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Beside Egypt it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 3 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selma8915,355/
Silma89627/
Slema89181/
Slmai8971/
Slmha895/
Slmaa895/
Slmah894/
Sslma892/
Slmat892/
Slmas891/
Shlma891/
Selmah80366/
Shlema8062/
Selmai8038/
Seelma8023/
Silmai8022/
Sellma8022/
Szlema8017/
Selmay8013/
Silmay804/
Silmma804/
Selmma804/
Slemau803/
Slemat803/
Jeslma802/
Slmaya802/
Silmah802/
Sclema801/
Suelma801/
Slemma801/
Selmaã801/
Selmaa801/
Sillma801/
Slemay800/
Slmi758/
Clma756/
Slme755/
Zlma753/
Slmj752/
Slmy751/
Slmo751/
Shlemas737/
Schlmap731/
Slemash731/
Slemeah731/
Selmi6721,962/
Selmy674,196/
Celma673,064/
Silmi672,777/
Selmo672,679/
Silmy671,203/
Silme67457/
Gilma67412/
Zilma67404/
Zlema67387/
Zelma67339/
Selme67259/
Clema67175/
Gelma67168/
Jilma67132/
Jelma67127/
Sleme67112/
Silmo6734/
Slmet6712/
Slemi6710/
Cilma679/
Schlemma679/
Zylma678/
Zlmay677/
Slemy674/
Slemo674/
Zlmai672/
Silmé672/
Slmou672/
Shlmo671/
Sélmi671/
Şlema671/
Slhmi671/
Ślema671/
Szlmi671/
Slmee671/
Slmeh671/

Slma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slma in the Hindi language
सलमाsalama71.43
स्लमाslama28.57
Slma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﻪalsalmh50
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔalsalmt50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Slma
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