Saliku Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Saliku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saliku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3341:138,26311,247
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Saliku (54) may also be a first name.

Saliku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saliku (Hindi: सलीकु) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saliku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 650,013th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. Saliku is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Saliku are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Saliku is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 54 people.

The surname Saliku is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 138,263. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 37 percent live, Nairobi County, where 36 percent live and Kakamega County, where 22 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Saliku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Saliku surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salikou92139/
Saliuku92100/
Salikau922/
Salikhu922/
Salikhup86141/
Saligkou8617/
Salikhou861/
Sialikou861/
Salickou861/
Saluku8342/
Saleku8312/
Jaliku838/
Caliku831/
Zaliku831/
Sahalikeu8022/
Çalliku77341/
Selikau77101/
Çalikuş7787/
Djaliku7772/
Calliku7736/
Salekou7714/
Shaleku7714/
Zalikhu7712/
Salukhu7710/
Salekeu778/
Jalikhu773/
Salicou773/
Salleku771/
Jalliku771/
Chalikou7119/
Salekkau7110/
Saulesku716/
Seliukou715/
Scalicau714/
Salicoup711/
Szalukhu711/
Soilikou711/
Soulikou711/
Saalekeu711/
Jallikou711/
Çeliku67974/
Zaluku67143/
Seluku67133/
Salucu6799/
Soluku6719/
Seleku678/
Salehkhou676/
Chaliskou674/
Calicu674/
Soleku671/
Zeliku671/

Saliku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saliku in the Hindi language
सलीकुsaliku37.5
सलीकूsaliku25
सलिकुsaliku12.5
सालिकूsaliku12.5
सलिकूsaliku12.5

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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
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  • 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 Saliku
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