Salehu Surname
Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname
Salehu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Nigeria | 472 | 1:375,302 | 20,004 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Salehu (290) may also be a first name.
Salehu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salehu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salehu (Hindi: सालेहु) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salehu? popularity and diffusion
Salehu is the 210,468th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,716,240 people. The last name Salehu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Salehu live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Salehu is also the 518,802nd most common forename at a global level, borne by 290 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salehu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salehu in the Hindi language | ||
| सालेहु | salehu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Salehu
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