How common is the surname Salah?

1,783 people in the United States had the surname Salah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. It ranked 16,195th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Salah?

Ibrahim Salah, Belgian association footballer.

Where is the surname Salah most common?

Wikidata records people named Salah in Belgium.

Is the surname Salah getting more or less common?

More common. 1,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,783 in 2010, up 56%.

Is Salah also a first name?

Yes. Salah is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Salah

An Arabic surname, carried by 1,783 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salah is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

As an Islamic/Arabic surname, as well as a Jewish adoption of it, from صَلاة (ṣalāh, “prayer”) or صَلاح (ṣalāḥ, “righteousness”).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,783 people named Salah in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. That is up 56% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,143.

#16,195

rank among US surnames

1,783

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+56%

change since 2000 (was #21,349)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,188	Pidgeon	1,785	172,967
#16,191	Paolucci	1,784	173,064
#16,195	Pincus	1,783	173,161
#16,203	Hallum	1,782	173,258

Who is named Salah

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

60% of people named Salah identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salahs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ibrahim Salah
Belgian association footballer, born 2001

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salah

Salah has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Salah come from?: As an Islamic/Arabic surname, as well as a Jewish adoption of it, from صَلاة (ṣalāh, “prayer”) or صَلاح (ṣalāḥ, “righteousness”).
How common is the surname Salah?: 1,783 people in the United States had the surname Salah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,161 Americans. It ranked 16,195th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salah?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Salah identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Salah?: Ibrahim Salah, Belgian association footballer.
Where is the surname Salah most common?: Wikidata records people named Salah in Belgium.
Is the surname Salah getting more or less common?: More common. 1,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,783 in 2010, up 56%.
Is Salah also a first name?: Yes. Salah is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.