Salayani Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Salayani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salayani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2051:374,54924,535
India281:27,395,192354,286
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Salayani (11) may also be a first name.

Salayani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salayani (Hindi: सलयानी, Marathi: सलयानी, Oriya: ସାଲୟାନୀ) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salayani? popularity and diffusion

Salayani is the 1,035,555th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Salayani reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Salayani is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 374,549. In Iran Salayani is mostly concentrated in: South Khorasan Province, where 51 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 45 percent live and Tehran Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Iran Salayani is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salayani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salayani in the Hindi language
सलयानीsalayani-
Salayani in the Oriya language
ସାଲୟାନୀsalayani-
Salayani in the Marathi language
सलयानीsalayani66.67
सलयनीsalayani13.33
सालयानीsalayani13.33
सलयािनsalayaina6.67

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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 Salayani
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