Salaja Surname
Approximately 376 people bear this surname
Salaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 191 | 1:927,449 | 39,947 |
| Kenya | 82 | 1:563,170 | 26,996 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Šalaja (12) are calculated separately.
Salaja (430) may also be a first name.
Salaja Demographics
Salaja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Salaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salaja (Hindi: सलजा, Marathi: सलजा, Oriya: ସଲଜା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šalaja. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 760,012th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Salaja are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 413,955th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 430 people.
The last name Salaja is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 927,449. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 57 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Ogun, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Salaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Salaja are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the party.
Salaja earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,585 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salaja in the Hindi language | ||
| सलजा | salaja | - |
| Salaja in the Marathi language | ||
| सलजा | salaja | 83.33 |
| शैलजा | sailaja | 16.67 |
| Salaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲଜା | salaja | 33.33 |
| ସାଲଜା | salaja | 33.33 |
| ସଳଜା | salaja | 33.33 |
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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 Salaja
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