Saleke Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Saleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Saleke (100) may also be a first name.
Saleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saleke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪ, Marathi: साळुेके, Oriya: ସାେଲେକ) is most common in Mauritania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saleke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Saleke are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Saleke is also the 946,056th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 100 people.
The last name Saleke is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania Saleke is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 69 percent live, Guidimagha Region, where 8 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saleke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saleke in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେଲେକ | saeleka | - |
| Saleke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪ | alsalkh | 59.38 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚ | alsalk | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﺔ | alsalkt | 15.63 |
| Saleke in the Marathi language | ||
| साळुेके | salueke | 46.15 |
| साळूके | saluke | 23.08 |
| शेळके | selake | 15.38 |
| साळेके | saleke | 15.38 |
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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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- 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 Saleke
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