Find out how popular the last name Sallah is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sallah.

Sallah, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sallah surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sallah in America

Sallah is the 62359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sallah surname appeared 321 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sallah.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sallah to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Sallah

The surname Sallah is of Arabic origin and traces its roots back to the 7th century AD, when the Arab conquests led to the spread of Islam and the Arabic language across the Middle East and North Africa. The name is derived from the Arabic word "salah," which means "prayer" or "supplication."

In its earliest recorded instances, the name Sallah was closely associated with religious scholars and practitioners of Islam. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the writings of the 9th century Muslim historian Al-Tabari, who mentions a scholar named Abu Sallah al-Basri.

As the Islamic civilization flourished, the name Sallah became more widespread across the Arab world. It was particularly common in regions such as Egypt, Syria, and Iraq, where it was often given to individuals who demonstrated a deep commitment to their faith and religious practices.

During the Middle Ages, the name Sallah appeared in various historical records and manuscripts, including the writings of the famous Arab philosopher and physician Ibn Sina (980-1037 AD), who referenced a contemporary scholar named Al-Sallah al-Razi.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sallah in a place name context can be found in the city of Sallah, located in present-day Yemen. This city, which dates back to the 10th century, was likely named after a prominent individual or family bearing the surname Sallah.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Sallah, including:

1. Al-Sallah al-Dimashqi (1148-1229 AD), a renowned Arabic scholar and linguist from Damascus.
2. Ibn Sallah al-Qudsi (1262-1335 AD), a Sufi mystic and poet from Jerusalem.
3. Sallah al-Din al-Ayubi (1138-1193 AD), better known as Saladin, the famous Kurdish Muslim sultan who led the Islamic resistance against the Crusaders.
4. Sallah al-Din al-Radi (1188-1242 AD), an Arab mathematician and astronomer from Mosul, Iraq.
5. Sallah al-Din al-Safadi (1297-1363 AD), a Syrian historian and biographer who wrote extensively about the lives of prominent scholars and intellectuals of his time.

While the surname Sallah has its origins in the Arab world, it has since spread to other regions and cultures, often retaining its religious and spiritual connotations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sallah

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sallah.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sallah was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Sallah has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sallah was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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