Salemi is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Salemi
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Salemi

How popular is Salemi?

Salemi is common in Iran.

Salemi is ranked 17151 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Salemi bearers increased by 3.252647 per cent in 2010 US census to 1365 since 2000, the surname slipped by 683 spots and ranked at 19731. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.87 93.27
Hispanic or Latino 4.62 2.87
Others 2.34 2.8
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.45
Salemi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Iran which signifies that it is originated from Iran. Around 30591 people have been found who wears Salemi as their family name. Salemi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
616,339 India10
114,007 Czech Republic4
21,529 Singapore2
26,123 Malaysia2
28,083 Romania2
34,681 Norway2
4,086 Angola2
40,256 Mexico2
90,903 Moldova1
62,864 New Zealand1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
492,292 Ukraine1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
17,768 Pakistan1
11,510 Oman1
17,575 Kuwait1
12,745 Luxembourg1
31,207 Ireland1
8,859 Iraq1
25,746 Finland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164 Sweden36
49,393 Netherlands35
78,041 Spain19
369,956 Indonesia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
56,298 England65
17,456 Switzerland63
34,647 Australia63
Countries with hundreds of Salemi:
6,932 Algeria982
18,908 Brazil684
9,299 Argentina582
20,978 France465
38,477 Germany269
17,962 Morocco268
6,220 Tunisia198
9,896 Greece197
21,244 Canada167
8,698 Colombia122
16,921 Belgium104
Countries with thousands of Salemi:
1,977 Italy4,692
969 Afghanistan3,164
18,035 United States1,812
Countries with ten thousands of Salemi:
699 Iran16,479
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Agata Salemi hailed from Termini, Italy. 50 years old embarked for Buffalo from Naples on Bolivia and arrived on May 1, 1899. Andrea Salemi, aged 23, Mariner Andrea Salemi, Angela Salemi (17) Farmer, Angelo Salemi, aged 20, Antonia Salemi (2) Farmer, Antonia Salemi, aged 23, 19 years old Antonina Salemi, 41 years old Antonina Salemi, and 59 other Salemi majority of whom were laborer and others worked as domestic and housewife, tailor, mason, peasant, daughter, shoemaker, country man migrated to US from Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples, Hamburg & Havre and Unknown.

Salemi Namesakes

  • Amil Salemi, Film producer
  • Amil Salemi Jr., Film producer
  • Antonina Salemi, Frédéric François' mother
  • Camil Salemi, Actor
  • Carlina Salemi, Actress
  • Gianfranco Salemi, Actor
  • Silvia Salemi, Singer-songwriter

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