Salasala Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Salasala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salasala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2391:221,51318,438
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

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

The last name Salasala is most common in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salasala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 968,490th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. Salasala is mostly found 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 widespread given name globally, borne by 12 people.

The surname Salasala is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 221,513. In Tanzania it is primarily found 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 Salasala is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salaysalay8975/
Salasela8815/
Solasala881/
Jalasala881/
Seelasala821/
Salahsales781/
Calacala75601/
Solasola75176/
Selasela75126/
Jalajala7533/
Zalazala751/
Salosalo751/
Jalassola7112/
Jalassalo717/
Jalajalaj711/
Chalachala678/
Saleysaley674/

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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 Salasala
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