Salvation Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Salvation Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salvation Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9731:182,05811,148
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Salvation (6,701) may also be a first name.

Salvation Last Name Facts

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

Salvation (Marathi: सालवेसन) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Salvation click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salvation? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 284,447th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,386,213 people. Salvation occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Salvation live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salvation is also the 79,827th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 6,701 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 973 people, or 1 in 182,058. In Nigeria Salvation is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 52 percent are found, Adamawa, where 15 percent are found and Rivers, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Salvation exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 26 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Salvation Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Salvation last name is chiefly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salvation Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salvation in the Marathi language
सालवेसनsalavesana33.33
सालवेशनsalavesana33.33
सलवेशनsalavesana33.33

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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 Salvation
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