Salekha Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Salekha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Salekha (1,976) may also be a first name.
Salekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salekha (Bengali: সালেখা, Georgian: სალეხა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻜﻪ, Hindi: सलेखा, Marathi: सलेखा, Oriya: ସାେଲଖ) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salekha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Salekha is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Salekha occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Salekha live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 170,248th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 1,976 people.
The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 3,480,242. In Indonesia Salekha is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 29 percent live, Lampung, where 29 percent live and West Java, where 21 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 47 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salekha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salekha in the Georgian language | ||
| სალეხა | salekha | - |
| Salekha in the Bengali language | ||
| সালেখা | salekha | 87.72 |
| ছালেখা | chalekha | 8.77 |
| সলেখা | salekha | 3.51 |
| Salekha in the Hindi language | ||
| सलेखा | salekha | 86.6 |
| सालेखा | salekha | 13.4 |
| Salekha in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେଲଖ | saelakha | 46.67 |
| ସାେଲଖା | saelakha | 26.67 |
| ସେଲଖ | selakha | 20 |
| ସେଲଖା | selakha | 6.67 |
| Salekha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻜﻪ | slkh | 40 |
| ﺳﻠﻜﻬﺎ | slkha | 26.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪ | alsalkh | 13.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﺔ | alsalkt | 6.67 |
| ﺇﺳﻠﻜﻬﺎ | aslkha | 6.67 |
| ﺇﺳﻠﻜﻪ | aslkh | 6.67 |
| Salekha in the Marathi language | ||
| सलेखा | salekha | 31.58 |
| सालेखा | salekha | 31.58 |
| शेख | sekha | 26.32 |
| संलेखा | sanlekha | 5.26 |
| सलेखाािहम | salekhaaihama | 5.26 |
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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 Salekha
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