Salusu Surname

125,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Salusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,4711:51,0353,912
Indonesia1291:1,025,18874,895
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Salusu (3,231) may also be a first name.

Salusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salusu is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salusu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salusu is the 125,350th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,006,483 people. The last name Salusu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Salusu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salusu is also the 126,147th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 3,231 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,471 people, or 1 in 51,035. In Nigeria Salusu is most numerous in: Kano, where 45 percent are found, Jigawa, where 10 percent are found and Katsina, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Salusu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent are found.

Salusu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saliusu92166/
Saulusu9212/
Sailusu9211/
Salusud923/
Salusiu923/
Sallusu922/
Saluesu921/
Saluisu921/
Salushu921/
Salausu921/
Salousou865/
Saludsud864/
Salussou861/
Salisu83680,372/
Salucu8399/
Solusu837/
Saluzu831/
Saloussou80100/
Saliussou8016/
Saluissou802/
Salissu7757/
Sialuzu7740/
Salisuu7739/
Sailisu7733/
Salusoo7733/
Sallisu7726/
Sahlisu7721/
Shalisu7719/
Calausu7715/
Saalisu7714/
Salisuh7714/
Ssalisu775/
Salisui774/
Shaluzu774/
Salhisu773/
Salihsu773/
Saliesu772/
Zsalisu771/
Solusud771/
Szaluchu7111/
Salisssu711/
Sshalisu711/
Sallissu711/
Sahlisuh711/
Salizu6730/
Calucu6718/
Solucu6711/
Zalisu674/
Solosu672/
Solisu672/
Soloussou671/

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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 Salusu
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