Saluw Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Saluw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saluw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Saluw (186) may also be a first name.

Saluw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saluw (Hindi: सलुवा) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saluw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Saluw occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Saluw live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saluw is also the 667,122nd most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 186 people.

The surname Saluw is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kwara, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 27 percent reside and Enugu, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salauw9152/
Salouw9119/
Saluwe9116/
Saliuw911/
Salauwe83139/
Shaluwe832/
Sallauw831/
Salow801,299/
Salub8062/
Saluf808/
Shalow73271/
Saluib73202/
Shaluf7374/
Szalow7365/
Sallow7365/
Salouf7360/
Sialow7320/
Shaluv7318/
Sealow7312/
Szaluf7310/
Soluwe7310/
Saliuf739/
Saloub737/
Salyuv734/
Shalub733/
Seleuw732/
Saylow732/
Saalow732/
Salaub731/
Chaluw731/
Sailow731/
Salhub731/
Jalauw731/
Solauw731/
Sealuf730/
Shalouf672,657/
Shallow672,289/
Salloub67426/
Salhoub67343/
Shalluf67324/
Sahloub67230/
Shaloub6757/
Saulauf6743/
Shalhub6741/
Sahlouf6714/
Sallouf678/
Schaluf677/
Schalub674/
Shailow672/
Siaalow671/
Calhouw671/
Salaufe671/
Seelouw671/
Szaluff671/
Calleuw671/
Shaalow671/
Saloufe671/

Saluw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saluw in the Hindi language
सलुवाsaluva-

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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 Saluw
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