Salamy

surname · Latin script

Meaning: peaceful

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/sæləmi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Salamy is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 1.2M(measured from records)
  • BRBrazil≈1 in 105M

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

280 people, 2010

Sources
16 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 1.2M (inferred from the name graph)

United States

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

peaceful

Sources 1

  • African Muslim Names

Where in the world(measured from records)

Salamy counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Salamy is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States2801 in 1.2M280Salamy16
BR Brazil≈2 est.≈1 in 105M—Salamy8
MX Mexico———Salamy4
VE Venezuela———Salamy3
SL Sierra Leone——1——

280 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; NEC/ECSL — 2018 Local Council, Chairperson and Mayor nominated candidates. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Mr Salamy,
InformalHi Salamy,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 8 sources across 2 countries.

Official registers attesting Salamy
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010280#69,996
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000269#68,360
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020268#77,203
SL Sierra LeoneNEC/ECSL — 2012 Councillor and Ordinary-MP/PCMP results tables20121#24
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 2

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Salamy mean, and where does it come from?
peaceful Recorded by African Muslim Names.
How do you pronounce Salamy?
A machine transcription gives /sæləmi/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Salamy have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 280 people named Salamy, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled salamy.
Where is Salamy most common?
Salamy is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 1.2 million people carrying it.
How common is the name Salamy?
In the United States, the national register counted 280 people named Salamy in 2010, about 1 in 1.2 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Salamy”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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