Sahlins Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sahlins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahlins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336

Sahlins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahlins is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sahlins.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahlins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sahlins is the 4,206,983rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Sahlins are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Sahlins is most numerous in: California, where 46 percent live, Illinois, where 38 percent live and Massachusetts, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 41 percent live.

Sahlins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sahlins are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Sahlins earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $60,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salins921,367/
Sallins8664/
Saelins8628/
Saliens8618/
Shalins865/
Salgins863/
Salinsh863/
Salions861/
Sailins861/
Schalins8011/
Sallions807/
Schelins802/
Sailinns801/
Seallins800/
Shellins800/
Salens77500/
Solins7775/
Selins7733/
Salims7724/
Calins7714/
Zalins773/
Salinx772/
Sallns772/
Jalins771/
Salinz771/
Schollins7511/
Saelens713,065/
Callins71654/
Sollins7191/
Sallens7149/
Jallins718/
Salense717/
Szalens716/
Salimsh715/
Sailens714/
Djalins714/
Salince712/
Jaslins712/
Saulens712/
Salinje711/
Šalgins711/
Shelyns711/
Saleens711/
Scelins710/
Sallims710/
Soliens710/
Scollins67280/
Shellens6712/
Schelens675/
Jalns674/
Salimsst673/
Challins672/
Solns672/
Chollins672/
Scholinz672/
Saillens671/
Salnz671/
Hjollins671/
Schalyns671/
Schelinz671/
Seuliens670/
Caillins670/
Sollions670/
Scallens670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sahlins
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