Salavu Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Salavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Salavu (22) may also be a first name.

Salavu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salavu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Salavu (Hindi: सलावू, Marathi: सलवु) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Salavu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salavu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Salavu is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Salavu reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Salavu is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.

Salavu is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 93 percent live, Gauteng, where 3 percent live and Western Cape, where 3 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Salavu Last Name Statistics demography

Salavu earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.21% more than the national average, earning R 347,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salaveu924/
Sailavu923/
Saalavu921/
Salawu8368,119/
Salabu8351/
Jalavu8329/
Salevu832/
Selavu831/
Sailevu77603/
Sallawu77269/
Salawou7749/
Salabou7737/
Salawau7710/
Shalawu779/
Saalawu778/
Salabus776/
Salaiwu776/
Salabui776/
Salawuu775/
Salawui775/
Salauwu775/
Saleabu774/
Salyabu774/
Saliawu773/
Salawwu773/
Salaibu773/
Saulabu773/
Salawhu772/
Saslawu772/
Salawud772/
Salaawu772/
Salabuj772/
Salabau772/
Sallabu771/
Salaweu771/
Saalabu771/
Saulawu771/
Chalavu771/
Salabhu771/
Sailawu771/
Sialawu771/
Salaabu771/
Saleawu771/
Sahlawu771/
Salahwu771/
Salyawut7116/
Salabuha718/
Chalavuz714/
Salaboud712/
Saalaabu711/
Saliabut711/
Salahawu711/
Salawuis711/
Chalavau711/
Salowu67118/
Chalavoux6778/
Selevu6732/
Selawu6725/
Solabu6722/
Solawu6717/
Salaouhou677/
Salewu675/
Djalaivou673/
Zalawu672/
Zalabu672/

Salavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salavu in the Hindi language
सलावूsalavu-
Salavu in the Marathi language
सलवुsalavu50
साळवुsalavu25
सालवूsalavu25

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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 Salavu
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