Sali Surname
Approximately 196,871 people bear this surname
Sali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 66,897 | 1:310 | 11 |
| Philippines | 25,044 | 1:4,042 | 311 |
| India | 19,378 | 1:39,584 | 2,778 |
| Nigeria | 17,919 | 1:9,886 | 1,077 |
| Thailand | 8,536 | 1:8,275 | 399 |
| Bulgaria | 8,029 | 1:869 | 100 |
| Chad | 6,740 | 1:2,017 | 367 |
| Indonesia | 4,834 | 1:27,358 | 3,243 |
| Morocco | 3,681 | 1:9,366 | 1,284 |
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
| Turkey | 3,051 | 1:25,507 | 2,908 |
| Algeria | 2,196 | 1:17,592 | 3,219 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,011 | 1:4,055 | 220 |
| Greece | 1,992 | 1:5,562 | 591 |
| North Macedonia | 1,663 | 1:1,264 | 222 |
| South Africa | 1,552 | 1:34,908 | 4,470 |
| Malaysia | 1,550 | 1:19,029 | 1,804 |
| Uganda | 1,408 | 1:27,727 | 3,842 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,247 | 1:18,501 | 1,413 |
| Tanzania | 1,134 | 1:46,686 | 5,266 |
| DR Congo | 1,122 | 1:65,846 | 7,761 |
| Italy | 1,071 | 1:57,102 | 10,231 |
| Iran | 959 | 1:80,065 | 8,167 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Spain | 698 | 1:66,980 | 5,993 |
| Romania | 641 | 1:31,323 | 3,984 |
| United States | 526 | 1:689,085 | 54,664 |
| France | 487 | 1:136,392 | 20,889 |
| Albania | 486 | 1:5,996 | 1,135 |
| Canada | 457 | 1:80,625 | 8,989 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Kosovo | 371 | 1:5,019 | 855 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Hungary | 354 | 1:27,730 | 3,069 |
| United Arab Emirates | 351 | 1:26,103 | 2,931 |
| Niger | 340 | 1:56,447 | 2,748 |
| Germany | 328 | 1:245,443 | 26,770 |
| Australia | 324 | 1:83,320 | 9,655 |
| Pakistan | 297 | 1:601,495 | 9,598 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Kenya | 195 | 1:236,820 | 16,541 |
| Argentina | 194 | 1:220,327 | 18,124 |
| Iraq | 189 | 1:185,300 | 4,427 |
| Yemen | 183 | 1:144,401 | 7,332 |
| Lebanon | 179 | 1:31,492 | 3,195 |
| Oman | 169 | 1:21,822 | 1,965 |
| Afghanistan | 160 | 1:200,957 | 3,788 |
| England | 142 | 1:392,381 | 27,229 |
| Kazakhstan | 140 | 1:126,304 | 13,209 |
| Liberia | 119 | 1:37,047 | 3,427 |
| Belgium | 118 | 1:97,429 | 14,924 |
| Sweden | 112 | 1:87,917 | 6,459 |
| Russia | 93 | 1:1,549,710 | 104,953 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 68 | 1:87,833 | 11,109 |
| Solomon Islands | 67 | 1:8,657 | 1,439 |
| Finland | 66 | 1:83,283 | 8,933 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Taiwan | 57 | 1:411,311 | 3,177 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| Benin | 45 | 1:229,680 | 20,839 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Austria | 36 | 1:236,540 | 28,356 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Moldova | 28 | 1:127,192 | 14,173 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Mauritania | 27 | 1:151,662 | 8,378 |
| Georgia | 25 | 1:149,822 | 10,524 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Serbia | 19 | 1:376,050 | 17,192 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Sáli (107), Šali (59), Salí (4), Şali (1), Sâli (1) & Šáli (36) are calculated separately.
Sali (243,388) may also be a first name.
Sali Demographics
Average Male Sali Height
173.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sali Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sali (Arabic: سالى, Bengali: শেলী, Georgian: სალი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻠﻲ, Hindi: सली, Marathi: साळी, Oriya: ସଲି, Russian: Сали) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Sáli, Šali, Salí, Şali, Sâli or Šáli. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sali? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,842nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 37,017 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Sali are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 16 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,314th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 243,388 people.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 66,897 people, or 1 in 310. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 55 percent are found, North Region, where 28 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 131 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Sali Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sali has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 10,520 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (97%) in Lebanon, Muslim (89%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Sali last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sali earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning €18,976 per year; in Norway they earn 21.16% less than the national average, earning 272,848 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.68% less than the national average, earning R 143,352 per year; in United States they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $40,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,660 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sali in the Georgian language | ||
| სალი | sali | - |
| Sali in the Marathi language | ||
| साळी | sali | 95.27 |
| साली | sali | 3.37 |
| सली | sali | 0.73 |
| साऴी | sali | 0.09 |
| सळी | sali | 0.04 |
| सेाली | seali | 0.01 |
| शाली | sali | 0.01 |
| सला | sala | 0.01 |
| सोाली | soali | 0.01 |
| Sali in the Hindi language | ||
| सली | sali | 70.9 |
| साली | sali | 21.68 |
| सालि | sali | 2.04 |
| सलि | sali | 0.96 |
| सफी | saphi | 0.24 |
| शालि | sali | 0.12 |
| डाली | dali | 0.12 |
| Sali in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲି | sali | 61.38 |
| ସାଲି | sali | 22.76 |
| ସଲୀ | sali | 4.83 |
| ଶାଲୀ | sali | 2.76 |
| ଶାଲି | sali | 2.07 |
| ସାଲୀ | sali | 2.07 |
| େସାଲୀ | esali | 0.69 |
| ଶଲି | sali | 0.69 |
| େସାଲି | esali | 0.69 |
| Sali in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻠﻲ | sly | 35 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻲ | saly | 25 |
| ﺻﻞ | sl | 25 |
| ﺻﺎﻟﻲ | saly | 5 |
| ﺻﺎﻟﻰ | saly | 5 |
| ﺻﺎﻝ | sal | 5 |
| Sali in the Bengali language | ||
| শেলী | seli | 33.33 |
| সলি | sali | 33.33 |
| সৈলী | saili | 16.67 |
| সালী | sali | 16.67 |
| Sali in the Russian language | ||
| Сали | sali | - |
| Sali in the Arabic language | ||
| سالى | saly | - |
| سالي | saly | - |
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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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- 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 Sali
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