Cognomen سليم (Salim 
, Saleem , سليم 
, along with others...) , around the globe, is a prevalent family name. The cognomen سليم is characteristic of Oman, where it is a widespread surname, Maldives, and Pakistan, where it is a common surname (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Pakistan, India, and Egypt. Likewise, سليم is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Salim, Slim, Selim, Saleem | India, Algeria, Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia |
| سليم | Iran, Yemen, Algeria, Iraq, Egypt |
| Sulayem | United States, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Oman |
| صفوان بن سليم SA (b. 680) |
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| يحيى بن سليم The first prince of the Al Sulaim family to rule Unayzah, SA (b. 1700) |
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منجي سليم Tunisian politician and diplomat, TN (b. 1908) |
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| محمد شريف سليم Egyptian linguist and teacher, EG (b. 1861) |
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جواد سليم Iraqi sculptor (1920-1961), IQ (b. 1920) |
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صالح سليم Egyptian footballer (1930-2002), EG (b. 1930) |
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عز الدين سليم Iraqi politician (1943-2004), IQ (b. 1943) |
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| فؤاد سليم Lebanese-Syrian military officer and revolutionary (1893-1925), LB (b. 1893) |
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سليمان بن عبد العزيز السليم SA (b. 1940) |
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سلطان أحمد بن سليم Emirati businessman, AE (b. 1955) |
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هشام سليم Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1958) |
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محمد بن سليم president of FIA and retired rally driver, AE (b. 1961) |
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لُقمان سليم Lebanese activist, LB (b. 1962) |
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| كمال سليم Egyptian film director, EG (b. 1913) |
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هونر سليم Iraqi film director of Kurdish origin, IQ (b. 1964) |
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