Salikane Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Salikane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salikane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Salikane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salikane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻜﺎﻥ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Salikane.

How Common Is The Last Name Salikane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salikane is the 4,427,875th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salikane are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 90 percent are found and Gorgol Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 45 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salikane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salikane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻟﻜﺎﻥsalkan66.67
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻜﺎﻥsalykan33.33

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Footnotes

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