Saleji Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Saleji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 226 | 1:70,132 | 6,129 |
| India | 163 | 1:4,705,923 | 120,533 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Saleji (31) may also be a first name.
Saleji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saleji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saleji (Marathi: सालेजी) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Saleji.
How Common Is The Last Name Saleji? popularity and diffusion
Saleji is the 661,581st most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Saleji live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 70,132. In Zambia Saleji is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 85 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saleji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saleji in the Marathi language | ||
| सालेजी | saleji | 69.57 |
| सलेजी | saleji | 26.09 |
| साळेजी | saleji | 4.35 |
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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 Saleji
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