All around the world, Salazar (Salazar 
, Zahar 
, Салазар 
) is a common epicene forename. The first name Salazar is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common epicene name, Somalia, where it is quite a rare girly name, and Guatemala, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Pakistan, Israel, and Somalia. Much more prevalently, Salazar is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Salazar | Philippines, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela |
| Zahar | Colombia, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Venezuela |
| Салазар, Саласар | Russia, Ukraine |
Salazar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Salazar Slytherin , the wizard in the Harry Potter universe.
| alonso pérez de salazar Spanish lawyer (1561-1642), ES (b. 1561) |
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| simón de salazar Spanish dominican friar, ES (b. 1600) |
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amador salazar Mexican soldier, MX (b. 1868) |
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sabas reyes salazar Mexican presbyter, MX (b. 1883) |
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lázaro salazar Negro League Baseball player, CU (b. 1912) |
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| epifani de fortuny i salazar Spanish archaeologist and politician (1898-1989), ES (b. 1898) |
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amaya salazar Dominican Republic artist, DO (b. 1951) |
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alonso salazar Colombian journalist and writer, CO (b. 1960) |
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| fortino gomez salazar Professor of art music, MX (b. 1918) |
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| ray salazar American military personnel, US (b. 1931) |
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| pastor salazar Filipino politician, PH |
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| arion salazar US (b. 1970) |
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| martín r salazar researcher |
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| alonso de salazar writer, translator editor and collaborator, active in Valencia |
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| ma isabel salazar researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-2490-8462 |
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