Salgh Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Salgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Salgh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salgh Come From? nationality or country of origin

Salgh has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salgh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Salgh live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,516,619. In Iran Salgh is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 88 percent reside, Hamadan Province, where 6 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sailgh914/
Shalgh911/
Salg89509/
Salkh80343/
Shalg803/
Salqh801/
Sealg801/
Salhk801/
Salgt801/
Salgs801/
Salgg801/
Shagligh772/
Shalkh7332/
Saglig7320/
Salgue738/
Salkhe738/
Salkhh737/
Saileg731/
Chalgh731/
Sailkh731/
Salhck731/
Salkph731/
Shalgt731/
Sealeg730/
Schalg730/
Salk671,576/
Shailkh67146/
Salc6799/
Salgová6773/
Sõlg6758/
Salgova6724/
Jalg6715/
Solg6712/
Salq678/
Salx675/
Calg675/
Schallg672/
Shalkhs672/
Zalg671/
Shalkhe671/
Shalhke671/
Shailhk671/
Shaileg671/
Saulkhe671/
Saulgue671/
Xalg671/

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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 Salgh
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