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 Male Salek Height
176.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Salek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salek (Arabic: ساليك, Bengali: সালেক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚ, Hindi: सलेक, Marathi: सालेक, Oriya: ସାେଲକ, Russian: Салек) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Šalek, Sálek or Šálek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,246th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 341,018 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Salek are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 61,900th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 9,841 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 7,006 people, or 1 in 10,960. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 27 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Iran this surname exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 23 percent live and Mauritania, where 14 percent live.
Salek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Salek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salek last name rose 5,781 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Salek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Salek last name are 40.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.5% registered to vote for the 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
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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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