Saliga Surname

267,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Saliga Surname User-submission:

The Saliga surname means 'firewood of hell'.

The man who deserve to die when drinking breast milk and was shocked and die after all he was send to hell to face judge of being a breast milk drinker.

Saliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3401:1,066,05677,773
Philippines3051:331,92945,559
Tanzania2331:227,21718,851
Benin2201:46,9805,964
Hungary2181:45,0294,783
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Šaliga (74) are calculated separately.

Saliga (107) may also be a first name.

Saliga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Saliga surname means 'firewood of hell'.

The man who deserve to die when drinking breast milk and was shocked and die after all he was send to hell to face judge of being a breast milk drinker.

- moffet

Saliga Last Name Facts

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

Saliga (Georgian: სალიგა, Hindi: सलिगा, Marathi: सलीगा, Russian: Салига) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Šaliga. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saliga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 267,533rd most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,991,470 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Saliga live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 910,230th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 107 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 1,066,056. In The United States Saliga is most common in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, Massachusetts, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Saliga exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 21 percent live and Tanzania, where 16 percent live.

Saliga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (39%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Saliga surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Saliga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $44,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,757 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šaliga9474/
Saligah92347/
Sauliga92159/
Szaliga9269/
Saligay9243/
Saliega9227/
Shaliga9218/
Saaliga922/
Salliga922/
Scaliga922/
Saligas921/
Saligaut8640/
Salighay8615/
Saligaud863/
Schaliga863/
Sialaiga861/
Seliga833,718/
Saligo83732/
Salega83654/
Salige83540/
Saluga83289/
Salyga83245/
Soliga83240/
Caliga83165/
Saligi8339/
Jaliga8327/
Zaliga8314/
Saligault8040/
Szeliga777,020/
Saliger77639/
Saligot77321/
Shalyga77268/
Salegas77228/
Saliege77124/
Sheliga7774/
Szalyga7763/
Souliga7744/
Saligid7739/
Sialega7738/
Szalega7727/
Calliga7722/
Saligoi7721/
Saligui7719/
Saligee7718/
Soloiga7716/
Saliego778/
Zaliega778/
Salugga777/
Salegay776/
Chaliga775/
Shalega774/
Salesga774/
Széliga774/
Salighi773/
Saligou772/
Sauluga772/
Salighe772/
Zaligas772/
Shaligo771/
Salligi771/
Caligah771/
Sieliga771/
Seligha771/
Salaige771/
Saliged771/
Saligod771/
Salegat771/
Sealigi771/
Szaluga771/
Djaliga771/
Sgalige771/
Seligau771/
Scheliga71873/
Chaligha71499/
Sahliger7178/
Solikgah7150/
Saligheh7126/
Soloigha7120/
Salighou7111/
Saylighi7110/
Seleigha716/
Soulioga715/
Cauligai715/
Shalyuga713/
Salliego712/
Chaligah711/
Szeligha711/
Salliege711/
Shaligho711/
Sahlighi711/
Salligou711/
Saleigou711/
Calligay710/
Saligher710/
Soligo673,813/
Šeliga67754/
Zalega67674/
Selega67569/
Salegi67252/
Salego67118/
Caligo67108/
Seluga6770/
Zaluga6756/
Soligi6754/
Calega6744/
Seligo6743/
Salygo6731/
Solige6729/
Caligă6727/
Solyga6725/
Joliga6725/
Solega6716/
Soluga6712/
Jalega6711/
Salehgaya6711/
Celiga6710/
Saługa679/
Sałyga678/
Jaligo678/
Zeliga676/
Salege675/
Soligó675/
Šaluga674/
Zaligo671/
Shaulyuga671/
Coliga671/
Salugo671/
Soligy671/
Caulaigai671/
Soligê671/
Xoliga671/
Zaligi671/
Xalega671/

Saliga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saliga in the Georgian language
სალიგაsaliga-
Saliga in the Marathi language
सलीगाsaliga-
Saliga in the Hindi language
सलिगाsaliga46.15
सालिगाsaliga30.77
सालिगआsaliga'a15.38
सलीगाsaliga7.69
Saliga in the Russian language
Салигаsaliga-

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