Sal Surname
Approximately 36,420 people bear this surname
Sal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 8,585 | 1:1,804 | 403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,354 | 1:4,196 | 559 |
| Turkey | 3,944 | 1:19,732 | 2,346 |
| Jordan | 1,741 | 1:5,079 | 1,035 |
| India | 1,643 | 1:466,869 | 23,917 |
| Guatemala | 1,275 | 1:12,614 | 1,251 |
| Iran | 1,146 | 1:67,000 | 7,055 |
| Argentina | 842 | 1:50,764 | 4,285 |
| Pakistan | 778 | 1:229,619 | 5,344 |
| Spain | 724 | 1:64,575 | 5,826 |
| United States | 721 | 1:502,717 | 42,271 |
| Philippines | 720 | 1:140,609 | 23,701 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| United Arab Emirates | 575 | 1:15,934 | 1,932 |
| Malaysia | 532 | 1:55,440 | 4,261 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Indonesia | 510 | 1:259,312 | 23,526 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Taiwan | 301 | 1:77,890 | 790 |
| Israel | 257 | 1:33,298 | 4,684 |
| Portugal | 236 | 1:44,145 | 2,563 |
| Afghanistan | 225 | 1:142,903 | 3,143 |
| Brazil | 210 | 1:1,019,402 | 35,992 |
| Qatar | 187 | 1:12,610 | 1,382 |
| Niger | 185 | 1:103,741 | 4,228 |
| Nigeria | 165 | 1:1,073,592 | 44,679 |
| France | 164 | 1:405,017 | 59,459 |
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Papua New Guinea | 136 | 1:59,954 | 7,710 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Senegal | 86 | 1:169,527 | 1,312 |
| Hungary | 82 | 1:119,711 | 11,231 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Mexico | 60 | 1:2,068,770 | 19,099 |
| Mauritania | 59 | 1:69,404 | 4,742 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Italy | 44 | 1:1,389,925 | 78,899 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 1:1,197,966 | 104,401 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Yemen | 22 | 1:1,201,150 | 11,790 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 1:29,570 | 1,440 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Sál (105), Šal (20), Şal (1) & Šál (24) are calculated separately.
Sal (62,223) may also be a first name.
Sal Demographics
Average Male Sal Height
174.16 cm
Average Female Sal Height
160.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sal (Arabic: سال, Bengali: সাল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻝ, Hindi: साल, Marathi: सल, Oriya: ସାଲ, Tibetan: ཤཱལ་) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sál, Šal, Şal or Šál. For other possible spellings of Sal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,295th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 200,097 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Sal are found; 38 percent are found in West Asia and 24 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Sal is also the 15,399th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 62,223 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is held by 8,585 people, or 1 in 1,804. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Ratanakiri Province, where 47 percent live, Battambang Province, where 12 percent live and Kandal Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Cambodia Sal occurs in 109 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.
Sal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sal surname grew 4,241 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (70%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Sal surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.19% being registered with the party.
The amount Sal earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.14% less than the national average, earning 200,250 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.89% less than the national average, earning $40,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.67% less than the national average, earning $39,910 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sal in the Hindi language | ||
| साल | sala | 65.9 |
| सल | sala | 27.2 |
| साल् | sal | 0.38 |
| Sal in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲ | sala | 64.52 |
| ସଲ | sala | 24.18 |
| ଶାଲ | sala | 7.75 |
| ସାଲ୍ | sal | 0.92 |
| ସଲ୍ | sal | 0.26 |
| Sal in the Marathi language | ||
| सल | sala | 55.56 |
| साल | sala | 29.17 |
| साळ | sala | 13.89 |
| Sal in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤཱལ་ | shal | 53.85 |
| གསེལ་ | sel | 15.38 |
| སཱལ་ | sal | 15.38 |
| སལ་ | sal | 7.69 |
| ཤལ་ | shal | 7.69 |
| Sal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﻝ | sal | 52.17 |
| ﺻﻞ | sl | 47.83 |
| Sal in the Bengali language | ||
| সাল | sala | 42.86 |
| সল | sala | 42.86 |
| সৈল | saila | 14.29 |
| Sal in the Arabic language | ||
| سال | sal | - |
| صل | sl | - |
| سيل | syl | - |
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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
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