Salama is used as a family name or surname in Egypt. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Salama
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Egypt
Meaning: Arabic name which means perfection and eternal salvation (Salama ').

How popular is Salama?

Salama is common in Egypt.

Salama is ranked 1571 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Salamas grew by 56.14714 per cent to 1613 since 2000 and ranked 17472 after elevating 5615 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.41 75.31
Hispanic or Latino 6.32 3.29
Black 2.79 2.13
Others 2.29 18.3
Salama is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Egypt which signifies that it is originated from Egypt. Around 343775 people have been found who wears Salama as their family name. Salama is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
4,565 Nicaragua8
88,966 Czech Republic7
705 Gibraltar7
20,929 Azerbaijan7
20,790 Nigeria6
7,031 China6
2,370 Iraq5
2,480 Malawi5
9,759 Japan5
59,967 Moldova4
3,818 Zambia3
4,529 Mauritius3
10,329 Pakistan3
1,718 Yemen3
2,915 Paraguay3
35,184 Poland3
7,574 Bangladesh2
18,718 Thailand2
706 Burundi2
4,689 Maldives2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
4,104 South Korea2
14,621 Croatia2
2,401 Honduras2
1,848 Madagascar2
31,767 Greece2
1,136 Mali2
35,969 Denmark2
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
36,678 Singapore1
16,228 Bulgaria1
3,214 Niger1
7,314 Bolivia1
165,773 Belarus1
37,779 Serbia1
13,606 Senegal1
880 Djibouti1
20,172 Hungary1
15,162 Costa Rica1
34,581 Chile1
29,595 Iran1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
24,421 Slovakia1
613 Central African Republic1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,525 Norway46
11,040 Scotland39
4,169 Cyprus26
9,574 Mauritania24
2,340 Iceland16
14,048 Ireland16
12,285 Burkina Faso15
113,815 Kazakhstan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
124,701 Russia87
3,494 Panama82
21,946 Zimbabwe70
14,205 Sweden65
6,104 Wales56
84,218 Ukraine52
Countries with hundreds of Salama:
1,101 Jordan956
10,993 Germany908
16,005 Brazil827
255 Qatar720
7,179 Canada584
3,341 Venezuela577
11,260 England554
2,540 Guatemala492
8,478 Spain460
24,436 Italy403
2,462 Finland338
8,540 Australia331
1,675 Oman309
5,183 Tunisia264
39,199 Philippines258
8,346 Malaysia228
5,523 Switzerland216
15,290 Netherlands182
27,627 Turkey175
1,071 Bahrain147
35,546 South Africa146
23,602 Mexico131
9,948 Austria131
4,044 Lebanon125
8,698 Colombia122
15,958 Belgium111
Countries with thousands of Salama:
517 Morocco7,652
56 Libya6,748
596 Syria5,291
3,346 Indonesia4,404
2,196 Algeria2,945
16,667 India2,636
344 United Arab Emirates2,546
16,751 United States1,973
130 Kuwait1,916
968 Rwanda1,684
5,105 France1,641
3,814 Tanzania1,362
3,860 Uganda1,307
4,504 Argentina1,150
5,070 Kenya1,099
1,074 Israel1,025
Countries with ten thousands of Salama:
154 Saudi Arabia17,969
319 Sudan13,918
Countries with hundred thousands of Salama:
43 Egypt256,078
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Arcangelo Salama from Italy aboard the La Gascogne from Havre. He is registered to be 29 years old when he arrived in New York on November 11, 1895. Pasquale Salama, aged 27, are others that migrated to US.

Salama Namesakes

  • Ahmed Salama, Soccer player
  • Amaia Salamanca, Actress
  • Amaia Salamanca, Actress
  • Amr Salama, Film director
  • Amro Salama, Film actor
  • Ahmad Salamatian, Politician
  • Arielle Salama, Actress
  • Eric Salamat, Basketball Player
  • Amr Salama, Film director
  • Ayad bin Yacoub bin Salama bin Khshan, Abderrahman El Majdoub's father

Salama Namesakes

  • Ahmed Salama, Soccer player
  • Amaia Salamanca, Actress
  • Amaia Salamanca, Actress
  • Amr Salama, Film director
  • Amro Salama, Film actor
  • Ahmad Salamatian, Politician
  • Arielle Salama, Actress
  • Eric Salamat, Basketball Player
  • Amr Salama, Film director
  • Ayad bin Yacoub bin Salama bin Khshan, Abderrahman El Majdoub's father

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