Saloa Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Saloa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Saloá (1) are calculated separately.
Saloa (530) may also be a first name.
Saloa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saloa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saloa (Arabic: صالوي) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Saloá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saloa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,506,728th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Saloa are found; 41 percent are found in Central Africa and 36 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 366,410th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 530 people.
This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent live and Thailand, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saloa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saloa in the Arabic language | ||
| صالوي | salwy | - |
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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 Saloa
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