Salak Surname
Approximately 7,944 people bear this surname
Salak Surname User-submission:
The word Salak in Kazakh means tax. People with this last name may have ancestors who were tax collectors
Salak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,679 | 1:286,325 | 16,249 |
| Indonesia | 1,108 | 1:119,358 | 12,033 |
| Philippines | 759 | 1:133,384 | 22,668 |
| United States | 638 | 1:568,117 | 46,655 |
| Poland | 510 | 1:74,527 | 11,634 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Niger | 286 | 1:67,105 | 3,065 |
| Pakistan | 246 | 1:726,195 | 10,760 |
| Romania | 238 | 1:84,361 | 9,856 |
| Turkey | 138 | 1:563,923 | 30,928 |
| Serbia | 132 | 1:54,128 | 5,167 |
| Cameroon | 115 | 1:180,601 | 19,028 |
| Iran | 93 | 1:825,619 | 40,849 |
| Brazil | 81 | 1:2,642,893 | 79,412 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Russia | 69 | 1:2,088,740 | 128,406 |
| Croatia | 45 | 1:93,969 | 15,353 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 | 1:88,410 | 8,122 |
| Ukraine | 39 | 1:1,167,249 | 102,683 |
| Belarus | 38 | 1:250,028 | 29,656 |
| Czechia | 33 | 1:322,226 | 40,051 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Salák (426), Šalak (17) & Šalák (25) are calculated separately.
Salak (3,808) may also be a first name.
Salak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The word Salak in Kazakh means tax. People with this last name may have ancestors who were tax collectors
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Average Salak Salary in
United States
$47,106 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salak (Bengali: সলক, Hindi: सालक, Marathi: सालक, Oriya: ସାଲକ, Russian: Салак) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Salák, Šalak or Šalák. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Salak is the 63,093rd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 917,365 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Salak live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Salak is also the 113,929th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 3,808 people.
The surname Salak is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 2,679 people, or 1 in 286,325. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 95 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent live and Assam, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Salak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Salak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Salak surname expanded 1,994 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Salak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Salak last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Salak surname are 15.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.32% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Salak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $47,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.32% less than the national average, earning $44,059 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salak in the Bengali language | ||
| সলক | salaka | 80 |
| ছালেক | chaleka | 20 |
| Salak in the Hindi language | ||
| सालक | salaka | 53.64 |
| सलक | salaka | 18.18 |
| सलाक | salaka | 12.73 |
| सालका | salaka | 8.18 |
| शालक | salaka | 3.64 |
| सेलक | selaka | 1.82 |
| सलेक | saleka | 0.91 |
| Salak in the Marathi language | ||
| सालक | salaka | 40.91 |
| साळक | salaka | 27.27 |
| सलक | salaka | 13.64 |
| साळेाक | saleaka | 9.09 |
| सलाक | salaka | 4.55 |
| सािलाक | sailaka | 4.55 |
| Salak in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲକ | salaka | 39.29 |
| ସଲକ | salaka | 39.29 |
| ଶାଳକ | salaka | 7.14 |
| ସାେଲକ | saelaka | 3.57 |
| ଶାଲକ | salaka | 3.57 |
| ସାଲକ୍ | salak | 3.57 |
| ପରିମଲ | parimala | 3.57 |
| Salak in the Russian language | ||
| Салак | salak | - |
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