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 last name Salaja (Hindi: सलजा, Marathi: सलजा, Oriya: ସଲଜା) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant: Šalaja. Click here for further potential spellings of Salaja.
How Common Is The Last Name Salaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Salaja is the 760,012th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Salaja reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salaja is also the 413,955th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 430 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 927,449. In Nigeria Salaja is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 57 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Ogun, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Salaja exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Salaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Salaja last name 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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- 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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