de Salem Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Switzerland

de Salem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Salem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

de Salem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Salem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Salem is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of de Salem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Salem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name de Salem occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of de Salem live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Federal District, where 50 percent live, Goiás, where 25 percent live and São Paulo, where 25 percent live. Barring Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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