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
Shalau (Hindi: शलाउ, Marathi: शालंु) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Shalau are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 41 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Shalau is most frequent in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Kwara, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.
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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