Across the world, Salia (Salia , Салья , Салиа ) is quite a common unisex first name. The forename Salia is characteristic of Mali, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare female name, and Georgia, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but scarcely masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Mali. Likewise, Salia is the last name as well as the forename.