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 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
| 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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- 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 Salatu
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