Salingu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Salingu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salingu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Salingu Last Name Facts

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

Salingu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Salingu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salingu? popularity and diffusion

Salingu is the 4,908,606th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Salingu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Salingu are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 31 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 31 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 31 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salingau933/
Sallingu931/
Salingus930/
Salinu9252/
Salngu9214/
Shalinghu884/
Salinggau882/
Salinus8634/
Salinou867/
Salionu861/
Salainu861/
Salgu8358/
Selingau8011/
Sailinuu806/
Salisnou801/
Solinguh801/
Saluungu801/
Jatlingu801/
Salgut77939/
Salenu77370/
Salgou77363/
Salgau77198/
Salgus777/
Sailgu773/
Solinu771/
Shalgu771/
Selinggau754/
Saulinuha753/
Tjallingu751/
Soulingou751/
Saligneux750/
Selengu71412/
Shalgus7116/
Salgout719/
Solinus713/
Salinoe711/
Solinou711/
Salgoud711/
Salgó67364/
Saileanu67329/
Solgu6765/
Sauleanu675/
Chalinut674/
Salgoust672/
Sohlinou671/
Sehlengu671/
Shaleenu671/

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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 Salingu
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