Salatu Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Salatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7261:243,99814,137
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
India331:23,244,406321,547
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

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 surname Salatu (Bengali: সলটু, Hindi: सलटू, Marathi: सलतू, Oriya: ସାଲଟୁ, Russian: Салату) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Salatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Salatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 389,400th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. This last name is predominantly found 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. Salatu is also the 133,453rd most common forename world-wide, held by 2,951 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 243,998. In Nigeria Salatu is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 66 percent live, Zamfara, where 4 percent live and Kaduna, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Salatu occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salatu in the Bengali language
সলটুsalatu-
Salatu in the Hindi language
सलटूsalatu50
सलातूsalatu25
सलातुsalatu25
Salatu in the Marathi language
सलतूsalatu42.86
सलटूsalatu28.57
सळटुsalatu14.29
सलदूsaladu14.29
Salatu in the Oriya language
ସାଲଟୁsalatu38.46
ସାଲତୁsalatu38.46
ସଲଟୁsalatu15.38
ଶାଲତୁsalatu7.69
Salatu in the Russian language
Салатуsalatu-

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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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