Salleh Surname
Approximately 76,931 people bear this surname
Salleh Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'good man'. It was the name of a prophet from Quran, who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud.
Salleh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 64,842 | 1:455 | 47 |
| Brunei | 4,368 | 1:96 | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,180 | 1:9,703 | 1,356 |
| Singapore | 890 | 1:6,188 | 391 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Nigeria | 548 | 1:323,253 | 17,758 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Indonesia | 297 | 1:445,283 | 37,110 |
| Pakistan | 228 | 1:783,526 | 11,236 |
| United Arab Emirates | 222 | 1:41,272 | 4,262 |
| Philippines | 153 | 1:661,688 | 68,918 |
| Qatar | 140 | 1:16,843 | 1,831 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Thailand | 136 | 1:519,400 | 90,176 |
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| Liberia | 42 | 1:104,965 | 8,284 |
| Mexico | 38 | 1:3,266,479 | 23,844 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Salleh (12,517) may also be a first name.
Salleh Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'good man'. It was the name of a prophet from Quran, who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud.
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Average Salleh Salary in
United States
$32,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salleh (Hindi: साल्लेह) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salleh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,389th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 94,728 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Salleh live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Salleh is also the 52,662nd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 12,517 people.
This last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 64,842 people, or 1 in 455. In Malaysia Salleh is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 17 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Sabah, where 10 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 6 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.
Salleh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Salleh surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.
The amount Salleh earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.79% less than the national average, earning $32,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $58,468 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salleh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salleh in the Hindi language | ||
| साल्लेह | salleha | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salleh
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