Cognomen שלום (Shalom 
, שלום , Sholom 
, along with others...) , worldwide, is a common surname. The family name שלום is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is a common surname, Oman, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bahrain. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Israel, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Also, שלום is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Shalom | Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Israel, United States |
| שלום | Israel |
| Sholom | Nigeria, Israel, United Kingdom, United States, India |
| Sholem | Philippines, Israel, United States, India, Mexico |
| Schalom | France, Argentina, United Kingdom, United States, Brazil |
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שלום עליכם Jewish writer and playwright of Yiddish, who worked in Ukraine and the United States (1859-1916), US (b. 1859) |
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שלום דובער שניאורסאהן Russian rabbi, RU (b. 1860) |
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שלום הורוביץ Anglo-Israeli lawyer, IL (b. 1881) |
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שלום פחטר Israeli politician (1883-1953), IL (b. 1883) |
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| שלום משה חי גאגין IL (b. 1832) |
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שלום סעקונדאַ American composer, US (b. 1894) |
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שלום מושקוביץ' Israeli painter, IL (b. 1895) |
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גרשם שלום German-born Israeli philosopher and historian (1897-1982), IL (b. 1897) |
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שלום סבא painter (1897-1975), IL (b. 1897) |
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שלום פוסטולסקי IL (b. 1893) |
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שלום יוסף שפירא Israeli poet, writer and playwright, IL (b. 1904) |
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| שלום אלשיך Rabbi, IL (b. 1859) |
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שלום נח ברזובסקי Israeli rabbi, IL (b. 1911) |
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שלום שבדרון Israeli rabbi, IL (b. 1912) |
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שלום בן-חורין German-Israeli journalist and religious studies scholar, DE (b. 1913) |
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