Saliw Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Belarus

Saliw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saliw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Saliw (20) may also be a first name.

Saliw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saliw is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Saliw.

How Common Is The Last Name Saliw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Saliw reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saliw is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Belarus, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saeliw91562/
Saliwe91431/
Salisw9110/
Sasliw915/
Saliew914/
Sealiw912/
Saliow911/
Saeliew83232/
Saeleiw834/
Sealiew832/
Saeloiw831/
Shalliw830/
Salib8013,492/
Salif803,523/
Saliv8082/
Salew8055/
Caliw805/
Soliw802/
Jaliw801/
Saehliew771/
Saliev7318,982/
Saliov73330/
Shalif73246/
Salewe73204/
Saluib73202/
Saleib73181/
Saelew73153/
Shalib7398/
Salaib7321/
Shaliv7316/
Salife7310/
Sealiv739/
Soliwe739/
Sallew738/
Saliph738/
Salews738/
Saleew737/
Szalew737/
Salibh736/
Sealew735/
Sahlib734/
Saliff734/
Sallif733/
Shalew733/
Salaiv733/
Salief732/
Salihv732/
Sallib732/
Sailiv731/
Salgiv731/
Soliew731/
Saleiv731/
Salaif731/
Saulib731/
Saaliv731/
Seeliw731/
Sailew731/
Salesw731/
Salehw731/
Saeliv731/
Sheliw731/
Saliova67165/
Shaliev67143/
Saaliev67139/
Saeleaw6799/
Sayliev6722/
Sagliev6717/
Sealeaw6714/
Sauliev6714/
Sealife674/
Saeleew674/
Salliev673/
Shaliff673/
Shasliv673/
Schalew672/
Salheew671/
Shaleaw671/
Salliff671/
Shahliv671/
Shalief671/
Saleejw671/
Jalloiw671/
Sallewe671/
Sallewh671/
Chalaiw671/
Sailewe671/
Salichf671/
Saitlew671/
Satlife670/
Sayliff670/
Shalliv670/
Satliff670/
Shallew670/

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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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  • 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 Saliw
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