Salegh Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Salegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Salegh (29) may also be a first name.
Salegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salegh (Hindi: सालेघ्, Marathi: सालेघ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salegh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. Salegh is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Salegh reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salegh is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 29 people.
The last name Salegh is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria Salegh is most common in: Benue, where 95 percent reside, Plateau, where 3 percent reside and Taraba, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 14 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salegh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salegh in the Marathi language | ||
| सालेघ | salegha | - |
| Salegh in the Hindi language | ||
| सालेघ् | salegh | 50 |
| सालेघ | salegha | 50 |
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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 Salegh
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