Salamanga Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Salamanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salamanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Salamanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salamanga is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salamanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salamanga is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Salamanga reside; 31 percent reside in South America and 23 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name Salamanga is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,924,691. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Capital District, where 33 percent reside, La Guajira Department, where 33 percent reside and Quindío Department, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Colombia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.

Salamanga Last Name Statistics demography

Salamanga earn significantly more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 26.33% more than the national average, earning $28,679,000 COP per year.

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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 Salamanga
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