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 | United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, United States, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia |
| زلمی | Iran, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey |
| Zalmay | Pakistan, United States, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia |
| Zalmi | Iraq, India, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia |