Salehi Surname

2,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

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.

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Salehi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran204,6361:37534
United States1,6671:217,43221,152
Pakistan1,3041:136,9973,853
Jordan8441:10,4771,915
Afghanistan7841:41,0121,550
Syria7291:26,4761,796
Palestine7201:6,3181,377
Canada5681:64,8697,554
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Israel3511:24,3813,593
Germany3051:263,95228,196
Sweden2921:33,7222,746
England2341:238,11119,599
United Arab Emirates1831:50,0675,008
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Denmark1021:55,3405,666
France941:706,62589,060
Tunisia871:7,0191,170
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Norway621:82,94011,515
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Spain491:954,12336,393
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Azerbaijan361:268,0316,422
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India171:45,121,493474,784
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Finland121:458,05828,977
Austria121:709,62061,025
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Oman51:737,5946,889
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

- salhy

Salehi (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'.

- cazimi

This surname means 'good man'. It was the name of a prophet from Quran, who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud.

- mai

Salehi Last Name Facts

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

Salehi (Arabic: صالحى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻟﺤﻲ, Hindi: सलेही, Marathi: सालेही, Oriya: ସାେଲହି) occurs most in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salehi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,586th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,910 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Salehi are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,870th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 76,355 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 204,636 people, or 1 in 375. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 14 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname exists in 82 countries. It also occurs 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 holding the Salehi last name are 8.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.21% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sallehi9225/
Salehih9224/
Salehai9221/
Salehie9216/
Salehhi9210/
Salehiz927/
Saalehi922/
Shalehi921/
Salehei921/
Salehip921/
Ssalehi921/
Zsalehi921/
Sialehi921/
Salehgi921/
Salehio921/
Salehit921/
Salehieh8618/
Shalehit861/
Shahlehi861/
Sahllehi861/
Salehaai861/
Zsalehih861/
Saleheid861/
Sallehid861/
Salehe8363,979/
Salahi8316,248/
Salihi8315,258/
Saleeh83734/
Salaei83275/
Salohi83258/
Salehy8378/
Solehi8335/
Selehi8311/
Salhie834/
Saleei832/
Sahlei831/
Salyeh831/
Salehè831/
Salhji831/
Saleuh831/
Saleui831/
Sallahi771,568/
Salhieh77530/
Sallaei77406/
Selehei77355/
Shalihi77122/
Salahei77109/
Salaheh7794/
Solehit7774/
Salihić7767/
Saylaei7765/
Shalahi7759/
Sallehe7758/
Salahie7750/
Sahlieh7747/
Saliheh7729/
Sallihi7728/
Salihit7722/
Saleehh7715/
Salihui7711/
Sholehi7711/
Saylahi7711/
Salejie7710/
Salihie779/
Salihid779/
Sahlaei779/
Salehee777/
Saeloei777/
Sahlyeh776/
Salhahi776/
Salehay774/
Salhija772/
Shalaei772/
Shaleeh772/
Sahlahi772/
Saleheh772/
Saliahi771/
Saliehs771/
Salaeie771/
Chalehi771/
Shaloei771/
Soulehi771/
Saileuh771/
Saileui771/
Sailihi771/
Saalahi771/
Salaahi771/
Soilehi771/
Selehoi771/
Shalehe771/
Salieth771/
Salihih771/
Selehhi771/
Saehlie771/
Zalehai771/
Salie739,799/
Salge731,655/
Saleu73391/
Salji73318/
Salje7394/
Salye7365/
Salée7344/
Salié738/
Saliá731/
Shahlaei711,906/
Shelehei7129/
Shalohai717/
Shallahi715/
Shaleuhy713/
Shahlahi712/
Shailahi711/
Shailieh711/
Shaylaei711/
Salahahi711/
Sholehie711/
Saliha677,558/
Saliji672,432/
Sallie671,235/
Salyha671,086/
Salahe67957/
Salija67784/
Salies67717/
Salier67495/
Shalie67368/
Selahi67353/
Saliyo67333/
Sealie67253/
Selehe67166/
Salihy67147/
Sahley67105/
Solihi6799/
Saliez6777/
Salihe6767/
Saleoa6767/
Salohe6761/
Sallge6744/
Saleey6738/
Sealeu6738/
Saliid6731/
Seleși6730/
Sallye6729/
Saulie6728/
Salaey6724/
Sallée6723/
Saljić6722/
Sahlée6718/
Solohi6716/
Salije6715/
Saelie6715/
Sahlee6715/
Selihi6714/
Saeleu6711/
Shalji6710/
Jalihi6710/
Saylie679/
Sailie679/
Salgie678/
Saliés678/
Saliyt678/
Solaei678/
Shaleu677/
Solehe676/
Saulge675/
Saliis675/
Solahi674/
Saalie674/
Saljid674/
Saljii674/
Salleu673/
Saloey673/
Saliee672/
Sauleu672/
Saileu672/
Zalihi672/
Salied672/
Sahleé672/
Saliey671/
Saliiy671/
Saljer671/
Solhie671/
Shalge671/
Saljih671/
Saleay671/
Salyee671/
Soleei671/
Zaliei671/
Soleeh671/
Shahllaei671/
Ssalie671/
Sahallahi671/
Salyey671/
Salaoi671/
Saljee671/
Salihj671/
Saliip671/
Salgej671/
Saulye671/
Seleai671/
Calihi671/
Zalaei671/
Salioe671/
Saliea671/
Salaheheh671/
Saleee671/
Seleei671/
Jaleei671/
Salgee670/
Saslie670/

Salehi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salehi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺎﻟﺤﻲsalhy-
Salehi in the Marathi language
सालेहीsalehi-
Salehi in the Hindi language
सलेहीsalehi71.43
सालेहीsalehi28.57
Salehi in the Oriya language
ସାେଲହିsaelahi66.67
ସାେଲହୀsaelahi33.33
Salehi in the Arabic language
صالحىsalhy-
صالحيsalhy-

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