Salasala Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Salasala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 239 | 1:221,513 | 18,438 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
Salasala (12) may also be a first name.
Salasala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salasala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salasala occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salasala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 968,490th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. Salasala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Salasala reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Salasala is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 221,513. In Tanzania Salasala is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 54 percent live, Mara Region, where 37 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaysalay | 89 | 75 | / |
| Salasela | 88 | 15 | / |
| Solasala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jalasala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Seelasala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Salahsales | 78 | 1 | / |
| Calacala | 75 | 601 | / |
| Solasola | 75 | 176 | / |
| Selasela | 75 | 126 | / |
| Jalajala | 75 | 33 | / |
| Zalazala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salosalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jalassola | 71 | 12 | / |
| Jalassalo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jalajalaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalachala | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saleysaley | 67 | 4 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Salasala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis