In the world, Salijan (Салижан 
, Salijan 
) is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name Salijan is habitual in Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common male name, Uzbekistan, where it is a rare boy's name, and Kazakhstan. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Kyrgyzstan, India, and Uzbekistan. Likewise, Salijan is the last name as well as the forename.