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Where Does The Last Name Salamanca Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Salamanca (Arabic: سلمنكا) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Salamañca or Salamança. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salamanca? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Salamanca is the 7,293^rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,653 people. The surname Salamanca is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Salamanca reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Salamanca is also the 1,994,417^th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 28 people.

It is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is carried by 34,093 people, or 1 in 1,401. In Colombia Salamanca is mostly concentrated in: Capital District, where 43 percent reside, Boyacá Department, where 13 percent reside and Cundinamarca Department, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Colombia this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 10 percent reside and Chile, where 9 percent reside.

Salamanca Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Salamanca last name are 7.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salamanca earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,388 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning R 233,004 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.79% more than the national average, earning $26,741,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $40,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning $42,995 CAD per year.