Salapan Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Salapan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salapan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2061:491,44858,185
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Salapan (56) may also be a first name.

Salapan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salapan (Marathi: सालपन, Russian: Салапан) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salapan? popularity and diffusion

Salapan is the 677,464th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. The surname Salapan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Salapan live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 56 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 491,448. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 67 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 12 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 4 percent are found. Not including The Philippines Salapan occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Thailand, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salapan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salapan in the Marathi language
सालपनsalapana66.67
सलपानsalapana33.33
Salapan in the Russian language
Салапанsalapan-

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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 Salapan
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