Salafia Surname
Approximately 2,757 people bear this surname
Salafia Surname User-submission:
Salafia is an Italian surname from Sicily. It comes from a female personal name or nickname derived from Arabic ṣalaf, meaning 'arrogance'.
Salafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,177 | 1:51,960 | 9,345 |
| United States | 632 | 1:573,511 | 47,017 |
| Argentina | 622 | 1:68,719 | 5,851 |
| Brazil | 74 | 1:2,892,896 | 85,224 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Saláfia (1) are calculated separately.
Salafia (64) may also be a first name.
Salafia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Salafia is an Italian surname from Sicily. It comes from a female personal name or nickname derived from Arabic ṣalaf, meaning 'arrogance'.
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Salafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salafia (Hindi: सलाफिया) is most common in Italy. It can appear as: Saláfia. Click here for further possible spellings of Salafia.
How Common Is The Last Name Salafia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 158,439th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,643,288 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Salafia live; 44 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent live in Italic Europe. Salafia is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 64 people.
Salafia is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 1,177 people, or 1 in 51,960. In Italy Salafia is most common in: Sicily, where 86 percent live, Lazio, where 6 percent live and Lombardy, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Italy this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Argentina, where 23 percent live.
Salafia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Salafia surname are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.9% being registered with the party.
The amount Salafia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 156.08% more than the national average, earning €76,901 per year and in United States they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $48,960 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salafia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salafia in the Hindi language | ||
| सलाफिया | salaphiya | - |
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Footnotes
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