Swaleh Surname
Approximately 9,907 people bear this surname
Swaleh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,389 | 1:6,250 | 852 |
| Tanzania | 1,167 | 1:45,366 | 5,117 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Uganda | 228 | 1:171,225 | 14,513 |
| India | 133 | 1:5,767,409 | 137,347 |
| United Arab Emirates | 102 | 1:89,826 | 8,037 |
| Pakistan | 71 | 1:2,516,111 | 21,969 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Swaleh (15,341) may also be a first name.
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Swaleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swaleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swaleh (Hindi: स्वालेह, Marathi: वालेह, Oriya: ାେଲହ) is most common in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swaleh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Swaleh is the 51,701st most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 735,596 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Swaleh reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Swaleh is also the 45,680th most frequent given name globally, held by 15,341 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 7,389 people, or 1 in 6,250. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Mombasa County, where 54 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 14 percent are found and Kwale County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found.
Swaleh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Swaleh surname are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.
The amount Swaleh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.97% more than the national average, earning R 532,248 per year; in United States they earn 71.42% more than the national average, earning $73,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.65% less than the national average, earning $35,450 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swaleh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swaleh in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वालेह | svaleha | 89.13 |
| स्वाले | svale | 2.17 |
| स्वालहै | svalahai | 2.17 |
| सवालेह | savaleha | 2.17 |
| सवाले | savale | 2.17 |
| एसएमस्वालेह | esa'emasvaleha | 2.17 |
| Swaleh in the Marathi language | ||
| वालेह | valeha | 63.64 |
| सलेह | saleha | 18.18 |
| वालेहा | valeha | 9.09 |
| वलेह | valeha | 9.09 |
| Swaleh in the Oriya language | ||
| ାେଲହ | aelaha | 50 |
| ଦାେଲହ | daelaha | 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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- 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 Swaleh
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