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

Salan (Arabic: صالين, Bengali: সলং, Georgian: სალან, Hindi: सलन, Marathi: सालन, Oriya: ସାଲାନ, Russian: Салан) has its highest incidence in Somalia. It can appear as a variant: Salán, Salàn or Sălan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 33,400^th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 458,135 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Salan live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Salan is also the 57,306^th most numerous first name globally, held by 11,046 people.

The surname Salan is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is held by 5,294 people, or 1 in 2,541. Outside of Somalia this surname is found in 80 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Salan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Salan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salan surname increased 1,181 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Salan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Salan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (86%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Salan surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $39,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $47,016 CAD per year.