Saljan Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Saljan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Šaljan (30) are calculated separately.
Saljan (165) may also be a first name.
Saljan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saljan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saljan (Hindi: सलजन) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Šaljan. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saljan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,034,059th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Saljan live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saljan is also the 712,876th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 165 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,168,020. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 74 percent are found and West Papua, where 26 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Saljan exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saljan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saljan in the Hindi language | ||
| सलजन | salajana | 33.33 |
| सालजन | salajana | 33.33 |
| सल्जन | saljana | 33.33 |
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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 Saljan
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