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

The surname Salihu (Hindi: सालिहा, Marathi: सलीहु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Salihu.

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

This surname is the 1,788^th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,732 people. The last name Salihu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Salihu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,489^th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 162,001 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 296,694 people, or 1 in 597. In Nigeria Salihu is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 12 percent are found, Kano, where 11 percent are found and Kogi, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 72 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Salihu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Salihu last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salihu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 48.7% less than the national average, earning 177,540 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $40,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.6% less than the national average, earning $31,997 CAD per year.