Salw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Salw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Salw (22) may also be a first name.

Salw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salw occurs most in Algeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Salw.

How Common Is The Last Name Salw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Salw are found; 40 percent are found in North Africa and 40 percent are found in Mahgreb. Salw is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 22 people.

The surname Salw is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Without taking into account Algeria Salw exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salwe891,211/
Sallw8910/
Sahlw891/
Sealew805/
Salhwe804/
Shalwe804/
Sailwe801/
Sailew801/
Sallwh801/
Saulwe801/
Sealwe801/
Saalwe801/
Shallw800/
Salb75691/
Salf75112/
Salv75111/
Calw756/
Jalw755/
Zalw752/
Solw752/
Schalwe734/
Sailewe731/
Saitlew731/
Scalf674,159/
Solwe67241/
Chalw67189/
Shalf6711/
Sealf679/
Salph678/
Shalv677/
Salfe677/
Sahlb674/
Sailf674/
Saulf674/
Sallv672/
Sialv672/
Shalb672/
Salbh672/
Hsalf671/
Saalb671/
Saalv671/
Sallf671/
Salvs671/
Salfh671/
Salfs671/
Soylw671/
Szalb671/
Sailv671/
Sholw670/

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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 Salw
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