Salã Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Salã Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Sala (176,354), Salà (6), Salá (1), Şala (313), Šala (127), Sála (11), Śala (1) & Šála (140) are calculated separately.
Salã Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salã Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salã is found most frequently in Niger. It may also occur as a variant: Sala, Salà, Salá, Şala, Šala, Sála, Śala or Šála. Click here for other possible spellings of Salã.
How Common Is The Last Name Salã? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Salã occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salã reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 834,436. In Niger Salã is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 74 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 22 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Angola, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sala | 92 | 176,354 | / |
| Salà | 92 | 6 | / |
| Salá | 92 | 1 | / |
| Salão | 89 | 51 | / |
| Şala | 83 | 313 | / |
| Šala | 83 | 127 | / |
| Sála | 83 | 11 | / |
| Śala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sallão | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sallãs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salo | 75 | 37,774 | / |
| Šála | 75 | 140 | / |
| Saló | 75 | 32 | / |
| Salò | 75 | 4 | / |
| Salô | 75 | 1 | / |
| Solã | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salah | 67 | 997,476 | / |
| Salas | 67 | 657,801 | / |
| Salam | 67 | 629,464 | / |
| Saley | 67 | 149,328 | / |
| Salat | 67 | 84,382 | / |
| Salau | 67 | 48,325 | / |
| Salad | 67 | 45,032 | / |
| Shala | 67 | 36,493 | / |
| Salou | 67 | 36,242 | / |
| Salla | 67 | 27,628 | / |
| Salai | 67 | 17,904 | / |
| Salon | 67 | 17,488 | / |
| Salia | 67 | 16,201 | / |
| Salan | 67 | 15,907 | / |
| Siala | 67 | 12,546 | / |
| Saulo | 67 | 10,964 | / |
| Salom | 67 | 10,766 | / |
| Saila | 67 | 10,432 | / |
| Salay | 67 | 8,959 | / |
| Saula | 67 | 8,119 | / |
| Sailo | 67 | 7,402 | / |
| Salha | 67 | 6,903 | / |
| Salgo | 67 | 6,826 | / |
| Saloi | 67 | 6,649 | / |
| Saloj | 67 | 6,517 | / |
| Sallo | 67 | 4,300 | / |
| Salot | 67 | 3,895 | / |
| Satla | 67 | 3,384 | / |
| Szala | 67 | 3,328 | / |
| Salaj | 67 | 2,933 | / |
| Salaz | 67 | 2,929 | / |
| Shalo | 67 | 2,892 | / |
| Sahla | 67 | 2,391 | / |
| Sayla | 67 | 1,739 | / |
| Salga | 67 | 1,119 | / |
| Sialo | 67 | 1,095 | / |
| Salaa | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Salya | 67 | 1,057 | / |
| Salap | 67 | 950 | / |
| Salea | 67 | 911 | / |
| Salei | 67 | 784 | / |
| Seala | 67 | 768 | / |
| Salio | 67 | 748 | / |
| Saylo | 67 | 738 | / |
| Salač | 67 | 697 | / |
| Sahlo | 67 | 676 | / |
| Salho | 67 | 591 | / |
| Saala | 67 | 577 | / |
| Salát | 67 | 434 | / |
| Saloh | 67 | 400 | / |
| Saleu | 67 | 391 | / |
| Saloy | 67 | 344 | / |
| Salop | 67 | 319 | / |
| Salos | 67 | 280 | / |
| Szalo | 67 | 234 | / |
| Saloň | 67 | 232 | / |
| Szaló | 67 | 201 | / |
| Saloo | 67 | 194 | / |
| Salod | 67 | 112 | / |
| Saalo | 67 | 87 | / |
| Salló | 67 | 83 | / |
| Saslo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Sealo | 67 | 65 | / |
| Saloa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Salyo | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sajla | 67 | 39 | / |
| Salón | 67 | 38 | / |
| Satlo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Salaç | 67 | 36 | / |
| Sgala | 67 | 32 | / |
| Salán | 67 | 29 | / |
| Saloz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sgalo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sasla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saloš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ssalo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ssala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sailă | 67 | 4 | / |
| Salać | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jsala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Salòn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sauló | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saluo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Salaï | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salhá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saïla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sajlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saãla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saloá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shalá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soulã | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saloń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sallò | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salàn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saláz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salaá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salaí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salaà | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Salã
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