Saalfeld Surname

179,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Saalfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saalfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5661:51,4086,706
United States4411:821,90263,073
Brazil2351:910,95532,619
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England121:4,643,172139,951
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Saalfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saalfeld (Russian: Саальфельд) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saalfeld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,338th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,063,281 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Saalfeld are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,566 people, or 1 in 51,408. In Germany it is most numerous in: Thuringia, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Saalfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saalfeld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saalfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saalfeld surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Saalfeld earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.18% more than the national average, earning $55,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $50,237 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saalfeld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saalfeld in the Russian language
Саальфельдsaalfeld-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saalfeld
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