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
The surname Saalu (Hindi: शालू, Marathi: साळू, Oriya: ସଆଲୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Saalu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saalu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 554,992nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. Saalu occurs mostly 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 commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 293 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 467 people, or 1 in 379,321. In Nigeria Saalu is primarily found in: Benue, where 85 percent are found, Kaduna, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Saalu
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