Around the globe, Sãlmã (Sãlmã 
) is a rare predominantly female, but scarcely boy's forename. The first name Sãlmã is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, where it is a rare primarily girly, but very infrequently boy's name, Egypt, where it is a rare girly name, and Tunisia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria. Very seldom, Sãlmã is the last name as well as the forename.