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

The surname Salingu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salingu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Salingu reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Salingu is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 31 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 31 percent live and Tabora Region, where 31 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.

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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