Salih Surname
Approximately 532,737 people bear this surname
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This surname means 'good man'. It was the name of a prophet from Quran, who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud.
Salih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 388,363 | 1:97 | 12 |
| Pakistan | 34,855 | 1:5,125 | 489 |
| Ethiopia | 20,122 | 1:4,848 | 780 |
| Eritrea | 19,930 | 1:238 | 93 |
| Saudi Arabia | 15,662 | 1:1,970 | 223 |
| Morocco | 7,225 | 1:4,772 | 545 |
| Libya | 6,812 | 1:917 | 215 |
| Philippines | 4,874 | 1:20,771 | 2,594 |
| Egypt | 4,576 | 1:20,091 | 2,322 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,143 | 1:6,621 | 967 |
| India | 3,025 | 1:253,575 | 14,660 |
| Yemen | 2,554 | 1:10,347 | 1,283 |
| Turkey | 2,355 | 1:33,045 | 3,537 |
| Iraq | 1,991 | 1:17,590 | 1,087 |
| Jordan | 1,988 | 1:4,448 | 898 |
| Angola | 1,972 | 1:13,686 | 1,647 |
| England | 1,741 | 1:32,003 | 4,266 |
| Malaysia | 1,296 | 1:22,758 | 2,081 |
| United States | 1,159 | 1:312,734 | 28,636 |
| Sweden | 881 | 1:11,177 | 976 |
| Indonesia | 760 | 1:174,012 | 16,857 |
| Nigeria | 702 | 1:252,340 | 14,566 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| United Arab Emirates | 511 | 1:17,930 | 2,126 |
| Palestine | 491 | 1:9,264 | 1,895 |
| Qatar | 387 | 1:6,093 | 640 |
| Canada | 367 | 1:100,397 | 10,910 |
| France | 342 | 1:194,218 | 30,213 |
| Maldives | 317 | 1:1,275 | 140 |
| Bulgaria | 301 | 1:23,186 | 1,990 |
| Oman | 289 | 1:12,761 | 1,481 |
| Bahrain | 279 | 1:4,834 | 873 |
| Kuwait | 251 | 1:15,142 | 2,060 |
| Australia | 214 | 1:126,148 | 13,799 |
| Germany | 213 | 1:377,960 | 35,636 |
| Niger | 174 | 1:110,299 | 4,409 |
| North Macedonia | 160 | 1:13,134 | 2,026 |
| Iran | 153 | 1:501,847 | 29,764 |
| Norway | 139 | 1:36,995 | 5,231 |
| Venezuela | 137 | 1:220,468 | 5,746 |
| Northern Cyprus | 123 | 1:2,594 | 350 |
| Mauritania | 105 | 1:38,999 | 3,043 |
| Netherlands | 103 | 1:163,953 | 24,033 |
| Spain | 99 | 1:472,243 | 24,257 |
| Afghanistan | 83 | 1:387,388 | 5,507 |
| Albania | 82 | 1:35,537 | 5,255 |
| Denmark | 80 | 1:70,559 | 7,018 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Finland | 35 | 1:157,049 | 14,263 |
| Lebanon | 33 | 1:170,821 | 7,805 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1:232,734 | 7,787 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
The alternate forms: Sàlih (1) are calculated separately.
Salih (444,558) may also be a first name.
Salih Surname Meaning
Salih Demographics
Salih Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Salih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salih (Arabic: صليح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻟﺢ, Hindi: सालिह, Marathi: सलीह) is more commonly found in Sudan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Sàlih. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salih? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,005th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,679 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Salih reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Salih is also the 2,296th most common first name in the world, held by 444,558 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is held by 388,363 people, or 1 in 97. Without taking into account Sudan this last name exists in 112 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found.
Salih Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia and Druze (95%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Salih last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Salih earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.82% less than the national average, earning 249,799 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% less than the national average, earning $44,966 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﻟﺢ | salh | 88.24 |
| ﺻﺎﻟﻴﺢ | salyh | 8.82 |
| ﺣﻤﺎﺩ | hmad | 2.94 |
| Salih in the Hindi language | ||
| सालिह | saliha | 58.33 |
| सलीह | saliha | 41.67 |
| Salih in the Marathi language | ||
| सलीह | saliha | 52.63 |
| सालीह | saliha | 42.11 |
| सािलह | sailaha | 5.26 |
| Salih in the Arabic language | ||
| صليح | slyh | - |
| صاليه | salyh | - |
| ساليه | salyh | - |
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