How common is the surname Saleh?

9,656 people in the United States had the surname Saleh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,974 Americans. It ranked 3,682nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Saleh?

Ali Saleh Amro, association football player, followed by Adam Saleh.

Where is the surname Saleh most common?

Wikidata records people named Saleh in United Arab Emirates and Canada.

Is the surname Saleh getting more or less common?

More common. 5,813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,656 in 2010, up 66%.

Is Saleh also a first name?

Yes. Saleh 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 Saleh

An Arabic surname, carried by 9,656 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). Saleh is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

From Iranian Persian صالح (sâleh) or directly from Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ, literally “pious”).

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 9,656 people named Saleh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,974 Americans. That is up 66% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,813.

#3,682

rank among US surnames

9,656

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+66.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,500)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,677	Bohannon	9,663	31,951
#3,679	Willson	9,659	31,965
#3,681	Gall	9,658	31,968
#3,682	Saleh	9,656	31,974

Who is named Saleh

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

77% of people named Saleh identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.0% as two or more races and 5.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Two or more races 9.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salehs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ali Saleh Amro
Association football player, born 2000
Adam Saleh
American YouTube personality, born 1993

Notable Salehs come mostly from United Arab Emirates (1) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Saleh

Saleh 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 Saleh come from?: From Iranian Persian صالح (sâleh) or directly from Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ, literally “pious”).
How common is the surname Saleh?: 9,656 people in the United States had the surname Saleh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,974 Americans. It ranked 3,682nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Saleh?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Saleh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Saleh?: Ali Saleh Amro, association football player, followed by Adam Saleh.
Where is the surname Saleh most common?: Wikidata records people named Saleh in United Arab Emirates and Canada.
Is the surname Saleh getting more or less common?: More common. 5,813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,656 in 2010, up 66%.
Is Saleh also a first name?: Yes. Saleh 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.