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