Salala Surname
Approximately 5,271 people bear this surname
Salala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,478 | 1:21,365 | 2,668 |
| Guatemala | 2,008 | 1:8,009 | 963 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Zambia | 77 | 1:205,843 | 13,311 |
| El Salvador | 51 | 1:124,390 | 1,758 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 1:29,570 | 1,440 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Salalá (1) are calculated separately.
Salala (1,097) may also be a first name.
Salala Demographics
Average Salala Salary in
United States
$98,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Salala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salala (Arabic: سلالي, Marathi: सलला, Oriya: ସଲଳା) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Salalá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 90,855th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,382,574 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Salala reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,930th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 1,097 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,478 people, or 1 in 21,365. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 23 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 18 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 38 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.
Salala Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Salala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.34% less than the national average, earning R 37,212 per year and in United States they earn 127.53% more than the national average, earning $98,175 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salala in the Marathi language | ||
| सलला | salala | 55.56 |
| सलाला | salala | 33.33 |
| सरला | sarala | 11.11 |
| Salala in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲଳା | salala | 25 |
| ଶାଳଳା | salala | 25 |
| ସାଳଳା | salala | 25 |
| ସାଲଲା | salala | 25 |
| Salala in the Arabic language | ||
| سلالي | slaly | - |
| سلالا | slala | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Salala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis