All over the world, سالمون (Salmon 
, Salamon 
, Salmons 
) is a common primarily male, but very seldom female first name. The forename سالمون is habitual in Namibia, where it is quite a rare male name, Israel, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom female name, and South Africa, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Indonesia, India, and Nigeria. More prevalently, سالمون is the last name as well as the forename.
سالمون is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Salmon of Knowledge , the creature/character in Irish mythology, Fenian Cycle.