Saliba Surname
Approximately 34,771 people bear this surname
Saliba Surname User-submission:
A common last name for Lebanese Christians. It comes from the Arabic word salib, meaning 'crucifix'.
Saliba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 17,113 | 1:329 | 30 |
| Malta | 2,989 | 1:144 | 37 |
| United States | 2,946 | 1:123,034 | 13,106 |
| Australia | 1,770 | 1:15,252 | 2,170 |
| France | 1,367 | 1:48,590 | 6,310 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,352 | 1:22,822 | 3,209 |
| Brazil | 1,116 | 1:191,823 | 7,403 |
| Philippines | 992 | 1:102,055 | 17,776 |
| Canada | 828 | 1:44,500 | 5,484 |
| Syria | 746 | 1:25,873 | 1,753 |
| Sweden | 585 | 1:16,832 | 1,437 |
| Israel | 554 | 1:15,447 | 2,317 |
| Kuwait | 337 | 1:11,278 | 1,556 |
| England | 333 | 1:167,321 | 15,468 |
| Bahrain | 191 | 1:7,061 | 1,301 |
| Argentina | 183 | 1:233,571 | 19,066 |
| United Arab Emirates | 160 | 1:57,264 | 5,561 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Qatar | 134 | 1:17,597 | 1,938 |
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Switzerland | 82 | 1:100,158 | 10,705 |
| Jordan | 76 | 1:116,348 | 7,555 |
| Palestine | 48 | 1:94,768 | 6,800 |
| Venezuela | 44 | 1:686,456 | 11,744 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Haiti | 8 | 1:1,335,488 | 14,216 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Saliba (3,308) may also be a first name.
Saliba 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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Saliba Religious Adherence
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Saliba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saliba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saliba (Arabic: صلـيبا, Georgian: სალიბა, Hindi: सलीबा, Marathi: सलीबा, Oriya: ସଲିବା, Russian: Салиба) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saliba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saliba is the 16,036th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 209,587 people. The surname Saliba occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Saliba live; 60 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Levant. Saliba is also the 124,341st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 3,308 people.
The surname Saliba is most frequently held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 17,113 people, or 1 in 329. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 70 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 12 percent reside and North Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Not including Lebanon this surname occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in Malta, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Saliba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Saliba has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Saliba last name increased 8,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saliba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Saliba last name is principally Greek Orthodox (44%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Saliba last name are 0.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.43% registered with the party.
The amount Saliba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.05% less than the national average, earning 224,766 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning R 226,788 per year; in United States they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning $50,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $55,814 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saliba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saliba in the Georgian language | ||
| სალიბა | saliba | - |
| Saliba in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଲିବା | saliba | - |
| Saliba in the Hindi language | ||
| सलीबा | saliba | 42.86 |
| सालिबा | saliba | 28.57 |
| सलिबा | saliba | 21.43 |
| सालीबा | saliba | 7.14 |
| Saliba in the Marathi language | ||
| सलीबा | saliba | 28.57 |
| सािळबा | sailaba | 28.57 |
| सळीबा | saliba | 14.29 |
| सािलबााक | sailabaaka | 14.29 |
| साळीबा | saliba | 14.29 |
| Saliba in the Russian language | ||
| Салиба | saliba | - |
| Saliba in the Arabic language | ||
| صلـيبا | slyba | - |
| صليبـا | slyba | - |
| صليـبا | slyba | - |
| صليبة | slybt | - |
| صليبا | slyba | - |
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