Throughout the world, سلم (سلم 
, Selm 
, סולם 
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The first name سلم is habitual in Namibia, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Libya, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Morocco, and Sudan. Likewise, سلم is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| سلم | Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen |
| Selm | Netherlands, United States, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia |
| סולם | Israel |