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 last name Shalau (Hindi: शलाउ, Marathi: शालंु) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shalau is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Shalau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Shalau live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shalau is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 41 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Kwara, where 33 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found.
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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