Salahu Surname
Approximately 9,798 people bear this surname
Salahu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9,600 | 1:18,452 | 1,724 |
| Iran | 114 | 1:673,531 | 35,891 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Salahu (4,502) may also be a first name.
Salahu Demographics
Salahu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Salahu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salahu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salahu (Hindi: सलाहू, Marathi: सलहु, Oriya: ସାଲହୁ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salahu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 52,262nd most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 743,779 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Salahu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salahu is also the 102,581st most common first name worldwide, held by 4,502 people.
Salahu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9,600 people, or 1 in 18,452. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Katsina, where 44 percent live, Kano, where 7 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Salahu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Salahu last name is principally Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Salahu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Salahu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salahu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salahu in the Hindi language | ||
| सलाहू | salahu | 68.24 |
| सलाहु | salahu | 26.35 |
| सालाहू | salahu | 0.68 |
| सलाउ | sala'u | 0.68 |
| ्सलाहू | salahu | 0.68 |
| Salahu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲହୁ | salahu | 50 |
| ସଲାହୁ | salahu | 25 |
| ସଲହୁ | salahu | 25 |
| Salahu in the Marathi language | ||
| सलहु | salahu | 50 |
| सलाहू | salahu | 25 |
| सलाहु | salahu | 25 |
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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 Salahu
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