Throughout the world, Salim (Salim 
, سالم 
, سليم , along with others...) is a prevalent male first name. The first name Salim is characteristic of Oman, where it is a widespread principally boy's, but scarcely girly name, Libya, where it is a widespread masculine name, and Algeria, where it is a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Salim is the last name as well as the forename.
Salim is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Salim | Indonesia, Algeria, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh |
| سالم, سليم | Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq |
| Салим | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Bulgaria |
| סלים | Israel |
| ซาลิม | Thailand |
Saleem, Salìm, Salím, Salîm, Salïm, Salīm, Salįm, Salım, Saĺim, Sałim, Selim, Sell, Slim, Sàlim, Sàlìm, Sàlím, Sàlîm, Sàlïm, Sàlįm, Sàĺim, Sálim, Sálìm, Sálím, Sálîm, Sálïm, Sâlim, Sâlìm, Sâlím, Sâlîm, Sâlïm, Sâlīm, Sâlįm, Sãlim, Sãlìm, Sãlím, Sãlîm, Sãlïm, Sãlīm, Sãlįm, Sālim, Sālîm, Sālïm, Sālīm, Sālįm, Sălim, Sălïm, Sălįm, Sąlim, Çalim, Çalım,
Salim is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Salim , the video game character from Uncharted, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
| salim ibn asad ibn abi rashid 19th century Fatimid Caliphate leader (b. 850) |
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faraj ibn salim Italian physician, IT (b. 1230) |
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| salim ii FR (b. 1750) |
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| salim ier d'anjouan (b. 1750) |
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| salim bin sultan Omani Sultan, OM (b. 1790) |
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| salim ibn sultan (b. 1789) |
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| salim khan khan of Shaki (b. 1826) |
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agus salim Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1884) |
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abd al-majid salim (b. 1882) |
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| salim al-husayni Palestinian politician (b. 1846) |
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salim bin djindan Indonesian islamic scholar (1906-1969), ID (b. 1906) |
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| salim charles wilson Sudanese freed slave and Christian evangelist, SS (b. 1859) |
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| saidi abdallah bin salim (b. 1850) |
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salim halali Algerian musician, DZ (b. 1920) |
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salim hatum Syrian politician, SY (b. 1928) |
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