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Where Does The Last Name Salamu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Salamu (Hindi: सलामू, Marathi: सलामु, Oriya: ସଲମୁ) occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salamu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 80,765^th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,209,551 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Salamu are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salamu is also the 81,692^nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 6,465 people.

The surname Salamu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,171 people, or 1 in 81,595. In Nigeria Salamu is most numerous in: Kano, where 55 percent live, Sokoto, where 11 percent live and Yobe, where 4 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 19 percent live and Zambia, where 15 percent live.

Salamu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

The amount Salamu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.03% less than the national average, earning R 92,616 per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,813 CAD per year.