Salewan Surname
Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname
Salewan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 1,568 | 1:8,579 | 636 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
Salewan (620) may also be a first name.
Salewan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salewan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salewan has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Salewan.
How Common Is The Last Name Salewan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Salewan is the 251,505th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,627,013 people. The surname Salewan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salewan are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 334,926th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 620 people.
It is most widely held in Somalia, where it is held by 1,568 people, or 1 in 8,579. Outside of Somalia Salewan exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Salewan
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