Salihiu Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Salihiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salihiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Salihiu Last Name Facts

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

Salihiu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salihiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salihiu is the 2,776,799th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Salihiu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Salihiu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Salihiu is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent reside, Adamawa, where 25 percent reside and Kano, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salihoiu933/
Saliiu926/
Saljihu8642/
Saliihu8623/
Salihju867/
Salihyu861/
Saliyhu861/
Saliihou801/
Saliyu774,698/
Salieu7736/
Soliiu774/
Saleehu7137/
Sahliyu7117/
Sallieu719/
Saliyou719/
Shaliyu712/
Saulieu711/
Salieou711/
Salouhioyu711/
Sialiyu711/
Sailiyu711/
Saaliyu711/
Calițoiu678/
Shallieu672/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salihiu
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