Salehi Surname
Approximately 214,907 people bear this surname
Salehi Surname User-submission:
The origin of this name seems to go back to AlSaleh Najm Aldin Ayyuub, the king of Egypt during the Almamalik era), when the followers of the King or the strong people in the army used to take their monarch's name as nicknames. That is why the followers of the king AlSaleh were named AlSalehiyya and each one of them is said to have AlSalehy as a nickname.
Read More About This SurnameSalehi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 204,636 | 1:375 | 34 |
| United States | 1,667 | 1:217,432 | 21,152 |
| Pakistan | 1,304 | 1:136,997 | 3,853 |
| Jordan | 844 | 1:10,477 | 1,915 |
| Afghanistan | 784 | 1:41,012 | 1,550 |
| Syria | 729 | 1:26,476 | 1,796 |
| Palestine | 720 | 1:6,318 | 1,377 |
| Canada | 568 | 1:64,869 | 7,554 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Israel | 351 | 1:24,381 | 3,593 |
| Germany | 305 | 1:263,952 | 28,196 |
| Sweden | 292 | 1:33,722 | 2,746 |
| England | 234 | 1:238,111 | 19,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 183 | 1:50,067 | 5,008 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| Denmark | 102 | 1:55,340 | 5,666 |
| France | 94 | 1:706,625 | 89,060 |
| Tunisia | 87 | 1:7,019 | 1,170 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Netherlands | 72 | 1:234,544 | 30,714 |
| Norway | 62 | 1:82,940 | 11,515 |
| Belgium | 58 | 1:198,218 | 26,032 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Azerbaijan | 36 | 1:268,031 | 6,422 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Salehi (76,355) may also be a first name.
Salehi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The origin of this name seems to go back to AlSaleh Najm Aldin Ayyuub, the king of Egypt during the Almamalik era), when the followers of the King or the strong people in the army used to take their monarch's name as nicknames. That is why the followers of the king AlSaleh were named AlSalehiyya and each one of them is said to have AlSalehy as a nickname.
The last letter Y in Arabic gives the meaning of belonging, for example, a person from Britannia is called (Britainy), Iraq becomes (Iraqy), Kuwait becomes (Kuwaity) and so on.
- salhySalehi (صالحی) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name Saleh or the adjective saleh, meaning 'righteous', and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'being from', or 'being related to'. It either indicates patrilineal descent from a man named Saleh or relation with the concept of 'righteousness'.
- cazimiThis surname means 'good man'. It was the name of a prophet from Quran, who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud.
- maiSalehi Demographics
Average Male Salehi Height
177.14 cm
Average Female Salehi Height
164.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Salehi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salehi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salehi (Arabic: صالحى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻟﺤﻲ, Hindi: सलेही, Marathi: सालेही, Oriya: ସାେଲହି) occurs most in Iran. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salehi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,586th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,910 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Salehi reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Salehi is also the 12,870th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 76,355 people.
The last name Salehi is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 204,636 people, or 1 in 375. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 14 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name is found in 82 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
Salehi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Salehi surname are 8.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.21% registered with the political party.
The amount Salehi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.34% less than the national average, earning 282,622 kr per year; in United States they earn 30.57% more than the national average, earning $56,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,147 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salehi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salehi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﻟﺤﻲ | salhy | - |
| Salehi in the Marathi language | ||
| सालेही | salehi | - |
| Salehi in the Hindi language | ||
| सलेही | salehi | 71.43 |
| सालेही | salehi | 28.57 |
| Salehi in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେଲହି | saelahi | 66.67 |
| ସାେଲହୀ | saelahi | 33.33 |
| Salehi in the Arabic language | ||
| صالحى | salhy | - |
| صالحي | salhy | - |
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Footnotes
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