Salangu Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Salangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Salangu (36) may also be a first name.

Salangu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salangu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Salangu (Hindi: सलंगू, Oriya: ସଲୂ) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Salangu.

How Common Is The Last Name Salangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Salangu reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Salangu is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salangu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salangu in the Oriya language
ସଲୂsalu-
Salangu in the Hindi language
सलंगूsalangu75
सलंगुsalangu25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salangu
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