How common is the surname Salman?

2,311 people in the United States had the surname Salman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,598 Americans. It ranked 13,221st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Salman?

In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Salman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Salman?

Tarek Salman, association football player, followed by Ahmed Ibrahim Salman.

Where is the surname Salman most common?

Wikidata records people named Salman in Qatar and Israel.

Is the surname Salman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,311 in 2010, up 35%.

Is Salman also a first name?

Yes. Salman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Salman

An Arabic surname, carried by 2,311 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S455 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salman is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic سَلْمَان (salmān).

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 2,311 people named Salman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,598 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,707.

#13,221

rank among US surnames

2,311

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+35.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,710)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,214	Pattillo	2,313	133,483
#13,219	Devitt	2,312	133,540
#13,221	Vanvalkenburg	2,311	133,598
#13,226	Mance	2,310	133,656
#13,230	Prindle	2,309	133,714

Who is named Salman

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

68% of people named Salman identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.1%
Two or more races 6.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tarek Salman
Association football player, born 1997
Ahmed Ibrahim Salman
Arab-Israeli association footballer, born 2004

Notable Salmans come mostly from Qatar (1) and Israel (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salman

Salman has the Soundex code S455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S455.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Salman come from?: Borrowed from Arabic سَلْمَان (salmān).
How common is the surname Salman?: 2,311 people in the United States had the surname Salman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,598 Americans. It ranked 13,221st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salman?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Salman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Salman?: Tarek Salman, association football player, followed by Ahmed Ibrahim Salman.
Where is the surname Salman most common?: Wikidata records people named Salman in Qatar and Israel.
Is the surname Salman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,311 in 2010, up 35%.
Is Salman also a first name?: Yes. Salman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.