Şalgam Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şalgam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şalgam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5471:142,27011,401
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Salgam (62) are calculated separately.

Şalgam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Şalgam (Hindi: सलगम) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Salgam. Click here to see other potential spellings of Şalgam.

How Common Is The Last Name Şalgam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 574,640th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,298,441 people. Şalgam is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Şalgam reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 547 people, or 1 in 142,270. In Turkey Şalgam is most numerous in: Antalya Province, where 13 percent live, Bursa Province, where 13 percent live and Kocaeli Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salgam9462/
Shalgam77800/
Salgame7724/
Chalgam7713/
Salngam771/
Salingam711,136/
Shalgham71133/
Chalgham7113/
Saulngam711/
Solgam6759/
Saleengam6722/
Shalgamova631/
Chalgoum5710/
Solingam575/
Shalgoum574/
Chalghoum53332/
Shalghoum5311/
Chalgoume534/
Sholingam533/
Solinggam531/
Shalhgoum531/
Shalghoom531/
Shalgomova5013/
Chalghoume502/

Şalgam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Şalgam in the Hindi language
सलगमsalagama-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Şalgam
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