Salé Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Salé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Niger1461:131,4525,019
France791:840,79499,796
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Sale (400,029), Šalé (27), Salê (8), Salè (4), Şale (592), Šale (111) & Sâle (1) are calculated separately.

Salé (572) may also be a first name.

Salé Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salé is most common in Morocco. It can be found in the variant forms: Sale, Šalé, Salê, Salè, Şale, Šale or Sâle. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salé? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 526,921st most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,849,668 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Salé live; 44 percent live in North Africa and 44 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 350,532nd most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 572 people.

The last name Salé is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Beside Morocco this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 24 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sale92400,029/
Šalé9227/
Salê928/
Salè924/
Sallé89320/
Salée8944/
Sahlé8925/
Salés8914/
Salér898/
Saléh893/
Sialé891/
Saulé891/
Şale83592/
Šale83111/
Sâle831/
Sallés8047/
Sallée8023/
Sahlée8018/
Sallér8013/
Saillé807/
Saulés805/
Sali75196,871/
Sala75176,354/
Saly756,141/
Solé75885/
Salj75268/
Salí754/
Salá751/
Salä751/
Satellé731/
Saleh672,685,229/
Salih67532,737/
Sales67327,750/
Saley67149,328/
Salhi67106,669/
Sahli6737,243/
Shala6736,493/
Salhe6730,625/
Salla6727,628/
Ssali6727,393/
Sahle6722,790/
Salis6721,964/
Salai6717,904/
Shale6717,510/
Salle6717,460/
Salia6716,201/
Seale6714,034/
Sally6713,245/
Shali6712,998/
Siala6712,546/
Sealy6710,926/
Saila6710,432/
Salie679,799/
Salay678,959/
Saula678,119/
Saili676,911/
Saloi676,649/
Saloj676,517/
Salee676,417/
Sauli675,766/
Saile675,269/
Salyi674,929/
Saali674,353/
Salet673,699/
Saliy673,445/
Saule673,385/
Szala673,328/
Salaj672,933/
Salui672,450/
Salli672,183/
Sayle672,009/
Saler671,795/
Salip671,765/
Sayla671,739/
Salge671,655/
Siali671,601/
Satle671,436/
Soulé671,409/
Salez671,270/
Siale671,261/
Saale671,065/
Salaa671,060/
Salya671,057/
Sahly671,044/
Salii671,042/
Salit67919/
Salea67911/
Salei67784/
Seala67768/
Salio67748/
Salhy67712/
Saala67577/
Saily67477/
Salid67452/
Saleu67391/
Salej67376/
Saloy67344/
Salep67334/
Saluj67318/
Salij67315/
Saliç67275/
Salgi67179/
Saled67161/
Satli67126/
Shaly67123/
Seali67116/
Sağli67103/
Saliz67100/
Saleš6797/
Salje6794/
Sališ6766/
Saloa6759/
Salyo6757/
Sasli6754/
Sayli6753/
Sajli6751/
Salyh6750/
Solér6748/
Chalé6745/
Szali6743/
Hsali6740/
Ssale6740/
Szaly6740/
Sajla6739/
Salyp6739/
Sasle6738/
Solés6730/
Salès6724/
Saluy6723/
Sialy6722/
Sauly6721/
Hsale6720/
Saaly6715/
Sohlé6714/
Sajle6711/
Åsali6711/
Sollé677/
Szale677/
Salís676/
Ssala674/
Sailă674/
Shalj673/
Sayly672/
Sjali672/
Salhá672/
Saïla672/
Seilé672/
Hsala672/
Saãla671/
Salèh671/
Saloá671/
Salês671/
Salış671/
Sallı671/
Šallé671/
Zsale671/
Solhé671/
Shalá671/
S'Ali671/
Salaá671/
Salaí671/
Saliś671/
Saulj671/
Schallér671/
Saïle671/
Salyd671/
Salyy671/
Sgali671/
Sgalj671/
Zsaly671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salé
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