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Where Does The Last Name Salig Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Salig (Arabic: صليغ, Hindi: सालिग, Marathi: सलीग, Oriya: ସଲଗ, Russian: Салиг) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Šalig. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salig? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 244,645^th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,476,380 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Salig live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Salig is also the 177,272^nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 1,849 people.

The surname Salig is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,270 people, or 1 in 79,715. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 23 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 21 percent live and Central Visayas, where 17 percent live. Beside The Philippines it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Salig Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Salig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Salig surname expanded 182 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salig Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Salig surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Salig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.29% more than the national average, earning R 418,932 per year and in United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.