Salawa Surname
Approximately 4,338 people bear this surname
Salawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,965 | 1:26,942 | 3,252 |
| Poland | 1,029 | 1:36,938 | 5,739 |
| Philippines | 427 | 1:237,092 | 36,023 |
| Nigeria | 376 | 1:471,124 | 23,774 |
| Cameroon | 136 | 1:152,714 | 16,743 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Salawa (3,834) may also be a first name.
Salawa Demographics
Salawa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Salawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salawa (Hindi: सलवा, Marathi: सलवा, Oriya: ସାଲୱା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 107,558th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,679,932 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Salawa are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Salawa is also the 113,446th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 3,834 people.
The last name Salawa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,965 people, or 1 in 26,942. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 39 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 29 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Salawa exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 24 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.
Salawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Salawa surname is predominantly Christian (56%) in Nigeria.
The amount Salawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 68.03% less than the national average, earning R 75,972 per year and in United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salawa in the Hindi language | ||
| सलवा | salava | - |
| Salawa in the Marathi language | ||
| सलवा | salava | - |
| Salawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲୱା | salawa | 50 |
| ସଲୱା | salawa | 33.33 |
| ସାଲଓା | salaoa | 16.67 |
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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 Salawa
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