Salmawa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Salmawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Salmawa (10) may also be a first name.
Salmawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salmawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salmawa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salmawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Salmawa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salmawa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The surname Salmawa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 61 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 39 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shalmawat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Salmawy | 86 | 165 | / |
| Salmawi | 86 | 37 | / |
| Jalmawa | 86 | 20 | / |
| Salmawe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Salmaeva | 80 | 82 | / |
| Salmabai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shalmava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shalmaeva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salmova | 71 | 316 | / |
| Salmabi | 71 | 176 | / |
| Salmavi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Calmava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salmave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zalmawy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szalmova | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zalmaeva | 67 | 17 | / |
| Çalmabay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Salmabee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shalmova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Satlmova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Salmabhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Solmabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhalmaeva | 63 | 35 | / |
| Shalmeeva | 63 | 7 | / |
| Shalmabee | 63 | 2 | / |
| Soulmabai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chalmawii | 63 | 1 | / |
| Salmová | 57 | 9 | / |
| Solmova | 57 | 7 | / |
| Sholmova | 53 | 127 | / |
| Szalmová | 53 | 72 | / |
| Chalmova | 53 | 53 | / |
| Cealmova | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zalmouva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Solmeeva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Salmovoy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shelmova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Salmovich | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Salmawa
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