Forename سلمان

All over the world, سلمان (سلمان , Salman , Selman ) is a widespread principally boy's, but very seldom girly forename. The first name سلمان is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it is a common predominantly male, but very infrequently female name, Bahrain, where it is a common masculine name, and Kuwait, where it is a common principally boy's, but very infrequently girly name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, سلمان is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish سلمان is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name سلمان

name Salaman, name Салмон, name সালমান, name Salmaan, name سلمان, name Saiman, name Salmane, name सलमान, name Салман, name Slman, name סלמאן, name Salman, name Selman

VARIANT	COUNTRY
سلمان	Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
Selman, Salman	Egypt, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Salmaan	Egypt, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia

First names said to be same

Saiman, Salaman, Salmane, Slman, Салман, Салмон, סלמאן, सलमान, and সালমান

Notable namesakes

	سلمان ساوجی Iranian poet, IR (b. 1309)
	سلمان بن سلطان الكعبي Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1750)
	سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة Ruler of Bahrain, BH (b. 1894)
	سلمان الكيلاني النقيب IQ (b. 1841)
	سلمان شينة IQ (b. 1898)
	سلمان فائق Iraqi physician and surgeon; dean of the Iraqi Medical College between 1962-1963, IQ (b. 1910)
	سلمان المحسني Iranian Islamic scholar and poet, IR (b. 1864)
	سلمان البراك Iraqi politician, IQ (b. 1880)
	سلمان بن عبد المحسن العلي Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and poet, SA (b. 1883)
	سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود King of Saudi Arabia since 2015, SA (b. 1935)
	سلمان هادي الطعمة Iraqi historian and poet, IQ (b. 1935)
	سلمان حمود فلاح Druze-Israeli public figure, IL (b. 1935)
	بول سلمان cleric of the Eastern Catholic Church in Greece, SY (b. 1886)
	سلمان تاثیر Pakistani politician (1944-2011), PK (b. 1944)
	سلمان الهرفي Palestinian diplomat, PS (b. 1944)