Salek Surname
Approximately 21,370 people bear this surname
Salek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7,006 | 1:10,960 | 1,454 |
| Bangladesh | 4,956 | 1:32,154 | 2,037 |
| Mauritania | 3,046 | 1:1,344 | 173 |
| Morocco | 2,999 | 1:11,496 | 1,659 |
| United States | 925 | 1:391,847 | 34,400 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| India | 232 | 1:3,306,316 | 95,935 |
| Spain | 174 | 1:268,690 | 16,788 |
| France | 156 | 1:425,787 | 61,887 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Algeria | 128 | 1:301,809 | 29,639 |
| Austria | 121 | 1:70,375 | 10,758 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93 | 1:87,674 | 11,644 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Israel | 77 | 1:111,138 | 12,490 |
| Niger | 77 | 1:249,247 | 7,915 |
| Colombia | 47 | 1:1,016,470 | 9,286 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 1:195,546 | 17,263 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Bolivia | 15 | 1:707,762 | 4,472 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Šalek (197), Sálek (7) & Šálek (740) are calculated separately.
Salek (9,841) may also be a first name.
Salek Demographics
Average Salek Salary in
United States
$51,703 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Salek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salek in the Hindi language | ||
| सलेक | saleka | 98.82 |
| सालेक | saleka | 0.36 |
| सालिक | salika | 0.09 |
| Salek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚ | alsalk | 96.67 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻚ | salk | 1.91 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻚ | alslk | 0.21 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻙ | alsak | 0.07 |
| ﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚ | lsalk | 0.07 |
| ﺳﻼﻙ | slak | 0.07 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻢ | salm | 0.07 |
| Salek in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେଲକ | saelaka | 85.71 |
| ଶାେଲକ | saelaka | 9.52 |
| ସାେଳକ | saelaka | 2.38 |
| ଶାେଳକ | saelaka | 2.38 |
| Salek in the Marathi language | ||
| सालेक | saleka | 63.64 |
| सलेक | saleka | 18.18 |
| साळीेक | salieka | 9.09 |
| सालेका | saleka | 9.09 |
| Salek in the Bengali language | ||
| সালেক | saleka | 61.11 |
| ছালেক | chaleka | 33.33 |
| সলেক | saleka | 5.56 |
| Salek in the Russian language | ||
| Салек | salek | - |
| Salek in the Arabic language | ||
| ساليك | salyk | - |
| السالك | alsalk | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salek
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