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 in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Salusu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salusu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,350th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,006,483 people. The last name Salusu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Salusu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 126,147th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 3,231 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,471 people, or 1 in 51,035. In Nigeria Salusu is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 45 percent reside, Jigawa, where 10 percent reside and Katsina, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside.

Salusu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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