Salhu Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Salhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 318 | 1:557,053 | 27,115 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Salhu (410) may also be a first name.
Salhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salhu (Hindi: सल्हू, Oriya: ସାଲୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salhu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 846,108th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. Salhu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Salhu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salhu is also the 425,605th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 410 people.
Salhu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 557,053. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Niger, where 13 percent are found, Kano, where 12 percent are found and Sokoto, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Salhu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salhu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲୁ | salu | - |
| Salhu in the Hindi language | ||
| सल्हू | sal'hu | 76.35 |
| सलहू | salahu | 18.92 |
| साल्हू | sal'hu | 2.7 |
| सालहू | salahu | 0.68 |
| सालहु | salahu | 0.68 |
| सल्हु | sal'hu | 0.68 |
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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 Salhu
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