Shalau Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shalau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shalau (41) may also be a first name.
Shalau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shalau (Hindi: शलाउ, Marathi: शालंु) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Shalau is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Shalau reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 41 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 67 percent live and Kwara, where 33 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalau in the Hindi language | ||
| शलाउ | sala'u | 75 |
| शालौ | salau | 25 |
| Shalau in the Marathi language | ||
| शालंु | salamu | 50 |
| शालु | salu | 50 |
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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 Shalau
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