Salis Surname
Approximately 21,964 people bear this surname
Salis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,932 | 1:22,333 | 1,985 |
| Italy | 7,249 | 1:8,437 | 1,220 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| United States | 729 | 1:497,200 | 41,845 |
| Indonesia | 698 | 1:189,469 | 18,126 |
| Peru | 589 | 1:53,963 | 4,461 |
| France | 580 | 1:114,522 | 17,221 |
| Brazil | 576 | 1:371,657 | 14,195 |
| Greece | 326 | 1:33,987 | 5,329 |
| Argentina | 271 | 1:157,725 | 13,300 |
| Switzerland | 254 | 1:32,334 | 4,777 |
| Germany | 245 | 1:328,594 | 32,651 |
| India | 208 | 1:3,687,814 | 102,900 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Philippines | 177 | 1:571,967 | 63,534 |
| Spain | 104 | 1:449,539 | 23,540 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Poland | 64 | 1:593,887 | 54,038 |
| Malaysia | 63 | 1:468,162 | 23,720 |
| Luxembourg | 60 | 1:9,676 | 1,612 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
The alternate forms: Sališ (66), Salís (6), Saliś (1), Şaliş (1,668) & Sáliš (3) are calculated separately.
Salis (8,578) may also be a first name.
Salis Demographics
Average Salis Salary in
United States
$42,849 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salis (Hindi: सलीस, Marathi: सालीस, Oriya: ସାଲିସ, Russian: Салис) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Sališ, Salís, Saliś, Şaliş or Sáliš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,586th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 331,795 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Salis reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 67,908th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 8,578 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,932 people, or 1 in 22,333. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 43 percent are found, Kano, where 12 percent are found and Plateau, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 82 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 33 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.
Salis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Salis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Salis surname increased 1,088 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Salis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon and Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Salis are 4.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.46% being registered with the party.
The amount Salis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.95% less than the national average, earning €22,539 per year; in Peru they earn 35.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,506 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.27% less than the national average, earning R 92,028 per year; in Colombia they earn 45.76% less than the national average, earning $12,314,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $54,596 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salis in the Hindi language | ||
| सलीस | salisa | 69.06 |
| सालिस | salisa | 25.18 |
| सलिस | salisa | 3.6 |
| सालीस | salisa | 1.44 |
| सेलिस | selisa | 0.72 |
| Salis in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲିସ | salisa | 50 |
| ସାଲିସ୍ | salis | 37.5 |
| ସଲିସ | salisa | 12.5 |
| Salis in the Marathi language | ||
| सालीस | salisa | 47.19 |
| सािलस | sailasa | 22.47 |
| सलीस | salisa | 19.1 |
| सॅलीस | selisa | 4.49 |
| सैलीस | sailisa | 2.25 |
| सालीसान्सीस | salisansisa | 2.25 |
| सालीसा | salisa | 1.12 |
| Salis in the Russian language | ||
| Салис | salis | - |
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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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- 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 Salis
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