Salaw Surname

298,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Salaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8641:205,02612,246
Niger2451:78,3353,423
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Austria101:851,54467,454
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Salaw (304) may also be a first name.

Salaw Last Name Facts

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

Salaw is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salaw is the 298,199th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,706,770 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Salaw live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 504,994th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 304 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 205,026. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 75 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Salaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Salaw last name is predominantly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salawe91726/
Sallaw91173/
Saelaw9164/
Salauw9152/
Saliaw914/
Sealaw913/
Shalaw912/
Sailaw911/
Salahw911/
Scalaw910/
Salauwe83139/
Saeliaw83118/
Saeleaw8399/
Sealiaw8328/
Shatlaw8324/
Sealeaw8314/
Salahaw833/
Sallawe832/
Saalawe831/
Salhawe831/
Shaleaw831/
Sallauw831/
Saallaw831/
Salow801,299/
Salaf80964/
Salav80574/
Salab80415/
Solaw8030/
Jalaw8015/
Selaw808/
Salawová7717/
Salhab7311,713/
Salova736,522/
Shalab732,560/
Shalaf731,384/
Sallab73804/
Saelow73531/
Shalow73271/
Jallaw73239/
Zaslaw73118/
Salowa7392/
Salowe7375/
Satlow7366/
Sallow7365/
Szalow7365/
Sailab7340/
Salabh7330/
Saylav7327/
Saliav7323/
Salaib7321/
Salafe7320/
Saslav7320/
Sialow7320/
Salouw7319/
Seliaw7317/
Seelaw7316/
Sielaw7315/
Saylab7315/
Shalav7314/
Saulav7312/
Sealow7312/
Salaff7311/
Zoslaw7310/
Caliaw7310/
Callaw738/
Saleab736/
Salavs736/
Salaaf735/
Sallaf734/
Siolaw734/
Sahlaf734/
Calyaw734/
Salaiv733/
Salaph732/
Saylow732/
Sallav732/
Salahv732/
Sailaf732/
Salhaf732/
Saalow732/
Saliab732/
Salahb732/
Sailav731/
Saelav731/
Saalav731/
Saulab731/
Salaif731/
Jalauw731/
Solauw731/
Joslaw731/
Sailow731/
Salavd731/
Salayf731/
Saliow731/
Salaub731/
Shallow672,289/
Sallows672,198/
Schalow671,250/
Shalova671,041/
Sailowa67690/
Saulova67436/
Sailova67169/
Saliova67165/
Sealeaf67157/
Sallova67152/
Shaalav67124/
Shalowa67107/
Shalabh6743/
Saulauf6743/
Saylova6731/
Salgova6724/
Chaleaw6724/
Shalhav6718/
Scallow6713/
Shaalab6710/
Saeliow679/
Sahalav679/
Sahalow679/
Shailab677/
Saslaff675/
Saileaf675/
Sialeaf675/
Solaawe675/
Szalova674/
Saulaph674/
Saeleiw674/
Zaeleaw673/
Sailabh672/
Shailow672/
Shaelow672/
Soileaw672/
Szaslow672/
Sailaph672/
Shalhab672/
Sahlova672/
Chaliaw672/
Salahab671/
Saeloiw671/
Salaufe671/
Salaaff671/
Scahlow671/
Siaalow671/
Shatlow671/
Shaulaf671/
Shailaf671/
Shalgav671/
Shaulab671/
Shalafe671/
Shalhaf671/
Shaalow671/
Siallaf671/
Sailaab671/
Saalova671/
Salhova671/
Saulabh671/
Saylaab671/
Cahalaw671/
Shallaf671/
Saliowe671/
Shalaab671/
Sealeav671/
Schalav671/
Saelowh671/
Shallab671/
Zealeaw671/
Chailaw671/
Chalaiw671/
Sealaff670/
Sheelaw670/
Seatlow670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salaw
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