Saliru Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Saliru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saliru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Saliru (102) may also be a first name.

Saliru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saliru (Hindi: सलीरु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Saliru.

How Common Is The Last Name Saliru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saliru is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Saliru reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 102 people.

The surname Saliru is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Niger, where 46 percent are found, Bauchi, where 8 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salirup9247/
Salirou924/
Salirhu921/
Salliru921/
Salairut862/
Salairus861/
Salhirou861/
Shalliru861/
Salitrup861/
Saluru83515/
Saleru8330/
Jaliru834/
Seliru831/
Shahaliru801/
Salerud7719/
Salluru7718/
Saluruh7717/
Chaliru778/
Salueru777/
Saleuru776/
Shaluru773/
Salleru771/
Jalirou771/
Zalairu771/
Sieliru771/
Saaluru771/
Sallerup7128/
Saleroud7115/
Djalirou711/
Sallerud711/
Jhalirou711/
Jaleru67105/
Seluru6755/
Seleru6739/
Soluru6711/
Shallerud672/

Saliru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saliru in the Hindi language
सलीरुsaliru-

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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 Saliru
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