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    The surname Salama

    An Arabic surname, carried by 1,613 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S450

    Salama: #17,472 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Salama #17,472, 1,613 people Salama: #17,472 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Salama #17,472, 1,613 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salama is more common than 89.2% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic سلامة (salāma, “good health”). This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,613 people named Salama in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 191,411 Americans. That is up 56% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,033.

    #17,472
    rank among US surnames
    1,613
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +56.1%
    change since 2000 (was #23,087)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,463Bazaldua1,614191,292
    #17,472Wisneski1,613191,411
    #17,481Searls1,612191,529

    Who is named Salama

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    87% of people named Salama identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Salama

    Salama has the Soundex code S450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S450.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Salama come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic سلامة (salāma, “good health”). This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.
    How common is the surname Salama?
    1,613 people in the United States had the surname Salama in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 191,411 Americans. It ranked 17,472nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Salama?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Salama identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Salama getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,033 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,613 in 2010, up 56%.
    What are other spellings of Salama?
    Salame and Salameh.