Saalu Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Saalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 467 | 1:379,321 | 20,165 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Saalu (293) may also be a first name.
Saalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saalu (Hindi: शालू, Marathi: साळू, Oriya: ସଆଲୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saalu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 554,992nd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Saalu reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 515,650th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 293 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 467 people, or 1 in 379,321. In Nigeria Saalu is mostly found in: Benue, where 85 percent are found, Kaduna, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Saalu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saalu in the Hindi language | ||
| शालू | salu | - |
| Saalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଆଲୁ | sa'alu | - |
| Saalu in the Marathi language | ||
| साळू | salu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Saalu
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