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་) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sál, Šal, Şal or Šál. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 15,295^th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 200,097 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Sal reside; 38 percent reside in West Asia and 24 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Sal is also the 15,399^th most numerous first name globally, borne by 62,223 people.

The last name Sal is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 8,585 people, or 1 in 1,804. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Ratanakiri Province, where 47 percent live, Battambang Province, where 12 percent live and Kandal Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Cambodia this last name exists in 109 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.

Sal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sal last name grew 4,241 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sal last name is principally Muslim (70%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sal surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.19% being registered with the political 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.