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Where Does The Last Name Salu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Salu (Bengali: সালু, Hindi: सालू, Marathi: साळू, Oriya: ସାଲୁ, Russian: Салу) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Salú. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Salu is the 19,930^th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 265,504 people. Salu occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Salu reside; 38 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Salu is also the 26,030^th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 32,773 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10,135 people, or 1 in 5,224. In Tanzania Salu is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 48 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Salu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Salu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Salu last name rose 1,556 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Salu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Salu surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Salu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $49,437 USD per year.