Salatu Surname
Approximately 910 people bear this surname
Salatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 726 | 1:243,998 | 14,137 |
| Indonesia | 105 | 1:1,259,516 | 88,308 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Salatu (2,951) may also be a first name.
Salatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salatu (Bengali: সলটু, Hindi: सलटू, Marathi: सलतू, Oriya: ସାଲଟୁ, Russian: Салату) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 389,400th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. The last name Salatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Salatu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 133,453rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 2,951 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 726 people, or 1 in 243,998. In Nigeria Salatu is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 66 percent reside, Zamfara, where 4 percent reside and Kaduna, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salatu in the Bengali language | ||
| সলটু | salatu | - |
| Salatu in the Hindi language | ||
| सलटू | salatu | 50 |
| सलातू | salatu | 25 |
| सलातु | salatu | 25 |
| Salatu in the Marathi language | ||
| सलतू | salatu | 42.86 |
| सलटू | salatu | 28.57 |
| सळटु | salatu | 14.29 |
| सलदू | saladu | 14.29 |
| Salatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲଟୁ | salatu | 38.46 |
| ସାଲତୁ | salatu | 38.46 |
| ସଲଟୁ | salatu | 15.38 |
| ଶାଲତୁ | salatu | 7.69 |
| Salatu in the Russian language | ||
| Салату | salatu | - |
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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
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- 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 Salatu
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