Last name 沙林 (Saram 
, 沙林 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen 沙林 is characteristic of Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common surname, Suriname, where it is quite a rare surname, and Singapore, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Sri Lanka, India, and Indonesia. Likewise, 沙林 is the forename as well as the last name.