Last name زلمی (Zalmai 
, زلمی 
, Zalmay 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name زلمی is habitual in Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare surname, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Afghanistan, Indonesia, and India. Likewise, زلمی is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Zalmai | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| زلمی | Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan |
| Zalmay | Saudi Arabia, United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Netherlands |
| Zalmi | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, India, Iraq |