Salek Surname

25,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Salek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7,0061:10,9601,454
Bangladesh4,9561:32,1542,037
Mauritania3,0461:1,344173
Morocco2,9991:11,4961,659
United States9251:391,84734,400
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
India2321:3,306,31695,935
Spain1741:268,69016,788
France1561:425,78761,887
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Algeria1281:301,80929,639
Austria1211:70,37510,758
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
England811:687,87739,238
Canada781:472,37940,609
Israel771:111,13812,490
Niger771:249,2477,915
Colombia471:1,016,4709,286
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Bolivia151:707,7624,472
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Czechia131:817,95970,223
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales81:386,81619,671
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway61:857,04855,549
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Šalek (197), Sálek (7) & Šálek (740) are calculated separately.

Salek (9,841) may also be a first name.

Salek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salek (Arabic: ساليك, Bengali: সালেক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚ, Hindi: सलेक, Marathi: सालेक, Oriya: ସାେଲକ, Russian: Салек) occurs most in Iran. It may also be found as: Šalek, Sálek or Šálek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salek is the 25,246th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 341,018 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Salek live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Salek is also the 61,900th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 9,841 people.

The surname Salek is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 7,006 people, or 1 in 10,960. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 27 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran Salek occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 23 percent are found and Mauritania, where 14 percent are found.

Salek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Salek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Salek are 40.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning R 285,324 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $24,664,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šalek93197/
Sálek937/
Saleck9125,300/
Saelek911,359/
Shalek91663/
Salekh91617/
Szalek91465/
Sallek91169/
Saleik9191/
Sailek9143/
Saleek9136/
Saleke9133/
Saulek9121/
Saliek9120/
Saylek9120/
Saalek9118/
Sealek9113/
Zsalek914/
Salekc912/
Salesk912/
Saleuk912/
S'Alek911/
Salhek911/
Satlek911/
Salegk911/
Saledk911/
Scalek910/
Šálek87740/
Saeleik835,049/
Schalek83216/
Shaleke8361/
Saleick8345/
Saleske8335/
Salecke8334/
Salekhe8329/
Sauleek8322/
Salleck8315/
Saleekh838/
Salleke836/
Saleike836/
Shaleek834/
Sauleak833/
Ssaleck832/
S'Aleck832/
Sallekh832/
Shalekh832/
Sahalek831/
Saliekh831/
Shailek831/
Shahlek831/
Sauleck831/
Sahlekh831/
Scaleck831/
Sayleke831/
Saileek831/
Salekhd831/
Szaleck831/
Shaleck830/
Salik8029,354/
Selek808,358/
Solek801,021/
Salyk80764/
Salec80435/
Calek80241/
Zalek80164/
Jalek80110/
Saleg8071/
Salex8061/
Žalek8050/
Sałek8044/
Saleq8017/
Salík8017/
Salık803/
Shalhekh77159/
Shalleck7756/
Schallek7743/
Schaleck7739/
Salekova7715/
Sdrzalek779/
Saleková772/
S'Saleck771/
Saleekkc771/
Salesske771/
Shaileke771/
Shaleekh771/
Salehkhe771/
Sağlık7310,220/
Saylık731,975/
Saalik731,128/
Shalik73996/
Salick73881/
Shalyk73578/
Soulek73345/
Salike73339/
Salikh73329/
Selekh73303/
Saleqh73234/
Jaleck73183/
Saleix73155/
Seleck73152/
Zsálek73146/
Salleg73141/
Shelek73135/
Saylik7390/
Szolek7388/
Sallik7369/
Jaleke7368/
Szalik7366/
Seylek7355/
Soleke7351/
Salegh7351/
Jailek7345/
Zaleck7339/
Siolek7335/
Solekh7333/
Soleck7331/
Sollek7326/
Djalek7324/
Zallek7323/
Sialik7323/
Zaleke7321/
Seelek7321/
Sholek7317/
Sailik7317/
Salyok7316/
Szałek7315/
Jalekh7315/
Saleeq7313/
Saluik7312/
Salikk739/
Soylek739/
Zhalek739/
Saulik738/
Salyks738/
Hsalik737/
Suilek737/
Salykh737/
Zsalik736/
Saelik736/
Séleck736/
Saslík735/
Zalesk735/
Salehc735/
Satlik734/
Salihk734/
Szelek734/
Seleik733/
Ssalik733/
Sallyk733/
Soleik733/
Sailex733/
Salleq733/
Žajlek733/
Saliok733/
Sealik733/
Soilek732/
Sağlik732/
Sealyk732/
Salehq732/
Jhalek731/
Zahlek731/
Zaliek731/
Soolek731/
Sallex731/
Shaleg731/
Siałek731/
Saileq731/
Salyck731/
Salegg731/
Saleqe731/
Szalec731/
Salhik731/
Sehlek731/
Sahlyk731/
Saileg731/
Salehx731/
Seulek731/
Zaleek731/
Caleck731/
Sealeg730/
Saaleg730/
Soleek730/
Salekhova71616/
Saleschke7149/
Schalleck7120/
Schaleske7120/
Sdrzallek717/
Saleykova714/
Salkova673,323/
Saleque671,583/
Saligue67687/
Saulick67578/
Salique67408/
Shelekh67341/
Sauleac67243/
Shalegh67175/
Sallick67136/
Sayılık6795/
Sattlik6758/
Schalik6731/
Zauleck6729/
Zaleske6728/
Chatlek6728/
Dzialek6726/
Sajtlik6726/
Sholekh6722/
Sootlek6718/
Shalikh6716/
Saleigh6715/
Salikhe6711/
Salıcık6711/
Ziaylek6710/
Saitlik6710/
Saliegh6710/
Salleix679/
Zaleike678/
Shaylekova678/
Srzałek678/
Solecke678/
Drzalek676/
Schaleková676/
Saliske675/
Solleck675/
Shaulik675/
Seileck674/
Shellek674/
Jhalekh674/
Shalykh674/
Chaulek673/
Salihck673/
Sahalik673/
Shalike673/
Salegue673/
Soileck672/
Souleks672/
Sheleik672/
Hjsalik672/
Scalick672/
Jaileak672/
Chaleek672/
Callejk671/
Jhaleke671/
Schelek671/
Soleike671/
Sheleek671/
Seleukh671/
Shaileg671/
Souleik671/
Sahlegh671/
Jalleck671/
Zahlekh671/
Zalecks671/
Zaleskė671/
Shalick671/
Shailik671/
Souleke671/
Sailikh671/
Saalikh671/
Salleschke671/
Sallegg671/
Schalekova671/
Shallik671/
Seeleak671/
Sallesx671/
Soitlek671/
Zhaleke671/
Jaihlek671/
Jaleske671/
Sieleck670/
Scholek670/
Sehleck670/

Salek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salek in the Hindi language
सलेकsaleka98.82
सालेकsaleka0.36
सालिकsalika0.09
Salek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚalsalk96.67
ﺳﺎﻟﻚsalk1.91
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻚalslk0.21
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻙalsak0.07
ﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚlsalk0.07
ﺳﻼﻙslak0.07
ﺳﺎﻟﻢsalm0.07
Salek in the Oriya language
ସାେଲକsaelaka85.71
ଶାେଲକsaelaka9.52
ସାେଳକsaelaka2.38
ଶାେଳକsaelaka2.38
Salek in the Marathi language
सालेकsaleka63.64
सलेकsaleka18.18
साळीेकsalieka9.09
सालेकाsaleka9.09
Salek in the Bengali language
সালেকsaleka61.11
ছালেকchaleka33.33
সলেকsaleka5.56
Salek in the Russian language
Салекsalek-
Salek in the Arabic language
ساليكsalyk-
السالكalsalk-

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