Across the world, Asalam (Asalam 
) is a widespread masculine first name. The forename Asalam is habitual in India, where it is quite a rare male name, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal. Likewise, Asalam is the last name as well as the forename.