Salib Surname

38,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Salib Surname User-submission:

A common last name for Lebanese Christians. It comes from the Arabic word salib, meaning 'crucifix'.

Salib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt10,3421:8,8901,088
United States9941:364,64732,446
Canada3101:118,85712,533
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Australia1701:158,79816,605
Algeria1421:272,05327,945
Iraq1411:248,3815,326
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
India741:10,365,748197,751
England701:795,97243,050
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Israel571:150,13415,774
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Afghanistan381:846,1368,622
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Greece321:346,24348,387
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Qatar221:107,18211,536
France181:3,690,151224,666
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Austria131:655,03358,041
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Malta11:430,2723,380
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Salib (1,061) may also be a first name.

Salib Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A common last name for Lebanese Christians. It comes from the Arabic word salib, meaning 'crucifix'.

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Salib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salib (Arabic: صليب, Hindi: सालिब, Marathi: सलीब, Oriya: ସାଲିବ, Russian: Салиб) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salib? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,964th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 540,138 people. The surname Salib occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Salib reside; 79 percent reside in North Africa and 77 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 245,703rd most common forename on earth. It is borne by 1,061 people.

This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,342 people, or 1 in 8,890. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Salib Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salib surname are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salib earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.93% less than the national average, earning €6,027 per year; in United States they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $45,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.17% more than the national average, earning $57,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salieb91269/
Saluib91202/
Saleib91181/
Shalib9198/
Salaib9121/
Salibh916/
Sahlib914/
Salibs912/
Sallib912/
Saulib911/
Salibt911/
Sahalib833/
Salif803,523/
Salip801,765/
Saleb80912/
Jalib80581/
Calib80407/
Saliv8082/
Selib8063/
Zalib8062/
Solib8039/
Saliw808/
Salibová7711/
Salibova772/
Saliev7318,982/
Saleeb732,866/
Saliov73330/
Shalif73246/
Salleb73161/
Djalib73108/
Shaleb73102/
Salheb7388/
Salipe7345/
Sahlip7324/
Chalib7318/
Sahleb7318/
Shaliv7316/
Salisw7310/
Salife7310/
Sealiv739/
Saliph738/
Zalaib738/
Saleab736/
Sasliw735/
Saliew734/
Shalip734/
Selaib734/
Saliff734/
Salaiv733/
Sallif733/
Salihv732/
Salief732/
Jallib732/
Sealiw732/
Saaliv731/
Salaif731/
Sallyb731/
Jalibh731/
Jaalib731/
Scalip731/
Soleib731/
Selibh731/
Soulib731/
Sailiv731/
Salgiv731/
Saliow731/
Saleiv731/
Saelip731/
Shalibova711/
Djailib67177/
Saliova67165/
Shaliev67143/
Saaliev67139/
Schalip6762/
Seelieb6746/
Seeleib6742/
Jhalaib6723/
Sayliev6722/
Sagliev6717/
Sauliev6714/
Sollibø675/
Sealife674/
Salliev673/
Shasliv673/
Shaliff673/
Sattleb672/
Sahalip672/
Sealiew672/
Shalebh671/
Shallip671/
Salliff671/
Jaleibh671/
Shalief671/
Shalleb671/
Shahliv671/
Ssalleb671/
Salichf671/
Saleeyb671/
Saleytb671/
Shahleb671/
Saleabd671/
Saeleab671/
Sheleib671/
Satliff670/
Shalliv670/
Sayliff670/
Satlife670/
Shalliw670/

Salib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salib in the Hindi language
सालिबsaliba86.24
सलीबsaliba5.5
सालीबsaliba4.59
सलिबsaliba3.67
Salib in the Oriya language
ସାଲିବsaliba61.54
ସଲିବsaliba30.77
ସଲୀବsaliba7.69
Salib in the Marathi language
सलीबsaliba50
सालीबsaliba20
अलीali10
सैsai10
सािलबsailaba10
Salib in the Russian language
Салибsalib-
Salib in the Arabic language
صليبslyb-

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