Saalamu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Saalamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saalamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Saalamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saalamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Saalamu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Saalamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Saalamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saalamu reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Saalamu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 83 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 45 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salamu926,025/
Salamou865,584/
Salamut86255/
Salaamu86181/
Salamau86170/
Salamus8663/
Saliamu8650/
Salamud8633/
Sailamu8633/
Sallamu8629/
Salammu867/
Salahmu863/
Shalamu862/
Salyamu862/
Ssalamu861/
Sialamu861/
Salamaus8025/
Sealammu8022/
Salgamou8012/
Salaehmu805/
Sallamou804/
Salamuha802/
Salamouy802/
Salaamou802/
Salamudd801/
Salaimau801/
Salamuch801/
Ssalamou801/
Salammou801/
Selamu774,522/
Salemu77199/
Jalamu7741/
Salamó7716/
Salomu777/
Calamu771/
Sallamutt751/
Jhalamu71135/
Chalamu7124/
Saleemu7115/
Seelamu7115/
Selammu718/
Salomeu717/
Shalemu716/
Salamoo715/
Salomus713/
Zalamou712/
Salomou712/
Shalomu712/
Salamão711/
Saliomu711/
Jalamou711/
Jalamau711/
Shalamauss711/
Calamou711/
Sollamu711/
Zhalamu711/
Salomuy711/
Saloumou6756/
Caliamou6729/
Zhallamu6716/
Chalamus6711/
Schalamauss674/
Challamu673/
Jhalamau671/
Djalamou671/
Chailamu671/
Shalamoo671/
Sheelamu671/
Shailemu671/
Sallomus670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saalamu
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