Salako Surname
Approximately 38,994 people bear this surname
Salako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30,841 | 1:5,744 | 712 |
| Benin | 6,211 | 1:1,664 | 207 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| England | 425 | 1:131,101 | 12,983 |
| United States | 369 | 1:982,274 | 72,839 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Iceland | 13 | 1:29,238 | 2,297 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Salako (3,405) may also be a first name.
Salako Demographics
Average Salako Salary in
United States
$39,389 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salako (Hindi: सलाको, Oriya: ସାଲେକା, Russian: Салако) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salako? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,297th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 186,889 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Salako are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salako is also the 122,023rd most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 3,405 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 30,841 people, or 1 in 5,744. In Nigeria Salako is most numerous in: Ogun, where 29 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Oyo, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Salako occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 16 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.
Salako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (68%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Salako surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Salako earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $39,389 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salako in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲେକା | saleka | - |
| Salako in the Hindi language | ||
| सलाको | salako | 50 |
| सालको | salako | 25 |
| सलको | salako | 25 |
| Salako in the Russian language | ||
| Салако | salako | - |
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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 Salako
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