View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Salisa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Salisa (Hindi: सलीसा, Marathi: सालीसा, Oriya: ସାଳିସା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salisa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 309,548^th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,983,207 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Salisa live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salisa is also the 89,609^th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 5,590 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 221,983. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 44 percent are found, Kano, where 22 percent are found and Katsina, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Salisa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Salisa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salisa surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salisa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Salisa last name is primarily Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

Salisa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning $23,925 USD per year.