Salaon Surname
Approximately 2,496 people bear this surname
Salaon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,486 | 1:18,576 | 2,190 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Salaon (242) may also be a first name.
Salaon Demographics
Salaon Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Salaon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salaon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salaon is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salaon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 172,362nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,919,690 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salaon are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Salaon is also the 574,510th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 242 people.
The surname Salaon is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,486 people, or 1 in 18,576. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 88 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 6 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 0 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Salaon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Salaon last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Salaon
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