Salmanu Surname

30,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Salmanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,8081:10,5391,107
Indonesia4051:326,54128,588
India101:76,706,538639,611
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Salmanu (19,826) may also be a first name.

Salmanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salmanu (Hindi: सलमान) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Salmanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,983rd most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 422,834 people. The last name Salmanu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Salmanu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 38,053rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 19,826 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16,808 people, or 1 in 10,539. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Katsina, where 32 percent are found, Kaduna, where 15 percent are found and Kano, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Salmanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salmanou931,176/
Salmanup933/
Sallmanu933/
Salmanui931/
Salmanuu931/
Shalmanu931/
Saalmanu931/
Salmmanu931/
Salmonu8663/
Solmanu863/
Sailmonu803/
Salmanoğ801/
Soulmanou7515/

Salmanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmanu in the Hindi language
सलमानsalamana68.75
सलमानुsalamanu31.25

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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 Salmanu
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