Salami is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Salami
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Surname present in Catalonia. This is the name Solomon (Hebrew = Shlomoh his peace, possibly peaceful '), which refers to the biblical king famous for both his sense of justice and the temple he had built. Perhaps meant Jews in the Middle Ages, although some saints have borne that name, which is clear evidence of Christianization. The Salami form is explained by the presence of a diminutive suffix.

How popular is Salami?

Salami is common in Nigeria.

Salami is ranked 1531 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Salamis grew by 91.77489 per cent to 886 since 2000 and ranked 27277 after elevating 16678 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 61.4 50.43
White 32.51 39.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.93 3.03
Others 2.14 5.84
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.02 1.08
Salami is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Benin is ahead in terms of density. Around 351432 people have been found who wears Salami as their family name. Salami is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
95,557 Czech Republic6
2,084 Afghanistan5
46,707 New Zealand5
7,993 Jordan3
1,718 Yemen3
4,138 Bahrain3
281 Guinea3
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
23,344 Austria2
18,625 Japan2
35,969 Denmark2
2,085 Nepal2
18,035 Egypt2
40,256 Mexico2
1,328 Congo2
17,547 Colombia2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
20,186 Kenya2
6,266 Luxembourg2
177 Comoros2
6,900 Oman2
11,831 Tajikistan1
16,640 Hong Kong1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
1,879 Belize1
42,479 Greece1
6,149 Ethiopia1
7,847 Albania1
30,360 Thailand1
38,063 Mauritania1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
16,283 Lithuania1
10,958 Bangladesh1
165,773 Belarus1
1,179 Swaziland1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
3,071 Jersey1
7,895 South Korea1
7,790 Zambia1
10,683 Cyprus1
2,196 Liberia1
4,942 Libya1
20,172 Hungary1
1,970 Grenada1
90,903 Moldova1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
21,712 Sweden44
48,106 Australia41
6,982 Burkina Faso39
8,204 Azerbaijan28
297,046 Russia25
202,099 Ukraine14
70,910 Zimbabwe11
5,118 Senegal11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,742 Tanzania97
6,953 Scotland72
15,572 Switzerland72
585 Iceland67
24,466 Belgium67
5,083 Ireland66
35,569 Netherlands62
11,009 Finland60
12,538 Norway59
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Salami:
30,267 United States979
11,183 Italy963
3,913 Saudi Arabia885
12,025 France771
16,171 Germany639
20,126 Brazil636
5,446 Cameroon595
1,243 Lebanon565
5,097 Malaysia430
4,479 Tunisia330
664 Gabon322
3,385 United Arab Emirates298
25,955 South Africa219
24,716 Turkey210
18,500 Canada195
26,800 Argentina194
28,734 Poland191
8,460 Venezuela176
115,525 India172
19,256 Spain158
1,820 Qatar136
3,092 Kuwait122
10,102 Israel106
Countries with thousands of Salami:
117 Togo5,027
533 Ivory Coast4,676
1,099 Morocco4,095
1,126 Iraq3,798
1,215 Ghana2,876
1,727 Syria2,058
3,812 England1,979
762 Niger1,785
8,665 Indonesia1,497
6,433 Algeria1,071
Countries with ten thousands of Salami:
442 Iran24,872
55 Benin17,223
Countries with hundred thousands of Salami:
50 Nigeria270,212
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

15 years old plasterer Celso Salami who was residing in Italy migrated to Boston-Ma on November 13, 1893 by Werra put out from Genoa & Gibraltar. Ameriojo Salami, aged 23, Farmer Carmelinda Salami, 24 years old Geremia Salami, Lorenzo Salami (38) Farmer, Paolino Salami (22) Peasant, 19 years old Rosa Salami, are other Salami that migrated to US.

Salami Namesakes

  • Adebayo Salami, Actor
  • Akin Salami, Film producer
  • Epiphanius of Salamis, Saint
  • Gbolahan Salami, Soccer player
  • Gbolahan Salami, Soccer player
  • Kingsley Salami, Soccer player
  • L.A. Salami, Musician
  • Masood Salami, Film cinematographer
  • Masoud Salami, Cinematographer
  • Epiphanius of Salamis, Saint
  • Rotimi Salami played vital role of Femi in 2017 drama film Omoye.

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