Salanka Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Salanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Salanka (20) may also be a first name.
Salanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salanka (Hindi: सलंका, Marathi: साळंका, Oriya: ସଲା) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salanka? popularity and diffusion
Salanka is the 4,649,889th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Salanka occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Salanka are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Salanka is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name globally, held by 20 people.
The surname Salanka is most widespread in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Salanka is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent reside, Gujarat, where 30 percent reside and Telangana, where 30 percent reside. Excluding India Salanka occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salanka in the Marathi language | ||
| साळंका | salanka | 62.5 |
| साळंकाावण | salankaavana | 12.5 |
| सालंका | salanka | 12.5 |
| सलांका | salanka | 12.5 |
| Salanka in the Hindi language | ||
| सलंका | salanka | 50 |
| सालंका | salanka | 50 |
| Salanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲା | sala | 50 |
| ସାଲ | sala | 50 |
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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
- 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 Salanka
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