Saliau Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Saliau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 264 | 1:670,995 | 31,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 132 | 1:61,771 | 8,000 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Saliau (122) may also be a first name.
Saliau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saliau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saliau occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saliau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Saliau is the 730,373rd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name Saliau occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Saliau are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 122 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 670,995. In Nigeria Saliau is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 29 percent are found, Kano, where 21 percent are found and Kaduna, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Saliau is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Saliau
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