Salas Surname
Approximately 657,801 people bear this surname
Salas Surname Definition:
One who came from Salas (dwelling places, halls), in Spain.
Ancient surname found in Majorca, Catalonia, Valencia, and Aragon. Name of villages near Tarragona, Oviedo, and Gerona. Derived from German "sal" meaning large habitable room or hall, a family room, or a single-room building where everyone ate, slept, and lived.
Read More About This SurnameSalas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 201,912 | 1:615 | 97 |
| Venezuela | 70,732 | 1:427 | 82 |
| Peru | 63,862 | 1:498 | 69 |
| United States | 57,996 | 1:6,250 | 723 |
| Colombia | 50,010 | 1:955 | 206 |
| Argentina | 34,818 | 1:1,228 | 169 |
| Chile | 33,492 | 1:526 | 114 |
| Spain | 31,431 | 1:1,487 | 158 |
| Costa Rica | 30,443 | 1:157 | 38 |
| Philippines | 27,845 | 1:3,636 | 271 |
| Bolivia | 13,380 | 1:793 | 162 |
| Ecuador | 9,648 | 1:1,649 | 288 |
| Cuba | 6,505 | 1:1,771 | 266 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,392 | 1:1,935 | 295 |
| France | 2,315 | 1:28,692 | 3,502 |
| Nicaragua | 2,027 | 1:2,970 | 422 |
| Panama | 2,021 | 1:1,936 | 304 |
| Morocco | 1,227 | 1:28,098 | 4,481 |
| Brazil | 1,196 | 1:178,992 | 6,904 |
| Guatemala | 1,157 | 1:13,900 | 1,323 |
| El Salvador | 1,041 | 1:6,094 | 555 |
| Paraguay | 1,027 | 1:7,046 | 482 |
| Guam | 860 | 1:186 | 19 |
| Puerto Rico | 685 | 1:5,183 | 348 |
| Honduras | 662 | 1:13,318 | 719 |
| Nigeria | 593 | 1:298,723 | 16,689 |
| Canada | 491 | 1:75,042 | 8,471 |
| Indonesia | 444 | 1:297,859 | 26,488 |
| Pakistan | 348 | 1:513,344 | 8,758 |
| Turkey | 329 | 1:236,539 | 16,657 |
| Iran | 315 | 1:243,754 | 18,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 311 | 1:26,218 | 2,922 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 306 | 1:178 | 36 |
| Uruguay | 305 | 1:11,252 | 1,266 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| England | 237 | 1:235,097 | 19,437 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| Germany | 173 | 1:465,349 | 40,819 |
| Portugal | 170 | 1:61,284 | 3,295 |
| India | 159 | 1:4,824,311 | 122,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Thailand | 135 | 1:523,247 | 90,840 |
| Belize | 103 | 1:3,451 | 676 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 1:191,900 | 26,970 |
| Italy | 78 | 1:784,060 | 62,950 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Taiwan | 73 | 1:321,161 | 2,578 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Switzerland | 61 | 1:134,638 | 13,235 |
| Japan | 60 | 1:2,130,738 | 28,607 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Curaçao | 33 | 1:4,765 | 122 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 | 1:3,200 | 337 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 434 | 1:115,711 | 11,408 |
The alternate forms: Salaš (42), Salaş (1), Salás (1) & Sàlàs (2) are calculated separately.
Salas (5,050) may also be a first name.
Salas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Salas (dwelling places, halls), in Spain.
Ancient surname found in Majorca, Catalonia, Valencia, and Aragon. Name of villages near Tarragona, Oviedo, and Gerona. Derived from German "sal" meaning large habitable room or hall, a family room, or a single-room building where everyone ate, slept, and lived.
"Salas" comes from the German word meaning a dwelling place.
Asturian name very common in the Peninsula. Those from Arocena went to Buenos Aires founding a new house at end of 18th century.
Salas Demographics
Average Salas Salary in
United States
$35,711 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salas (Arabic: سلاس, Hindi: सलास, Marathi: सालस, Russian: Салас) is most common in Mexico. It can also be rendered as: Salaš, Salaş, Salás or Sàlàs. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 806th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,079 people. The surname Salas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Salas reside; 42 percent reside in South America and 31 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 95,635th most frequent first name in the world, held by 5,050 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 201,912 people, or 1 in 615. In Mexico Salas is most frequent in: México, where 9 percent live, Veracruz, where 9 percent live and Nuevo León, where 7 percent live. Beside Mexico this surname occurs in 143 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 11 percent live and Peru, where 10 percent live.
Salas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Salas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salas last name grew 13,363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Salas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Salas last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Salas are 42.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.42% registered with the political party.
The amount Salas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.16% less than the national average, earning €10,461 per year; in Norway they earn 36.05% less than the national average, earning 221,309 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,082 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.65% less than the national average, earning $19,829,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.24% less than the national average, earning $35,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $47,326 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salas in the Hindi language | ||
| सलास | salasa | 64.71 |
| सालस | salasa | 23.53 |
| ससला | sasala | 5.88 |
| सलस | salasa | 5.88 |
| Salas in the Marathi language | ||
| सालस | salasa | 40 |
| सलस | salasa | 20 |
| सलास | salasa | 13.33 |
| साळस | salasa | 6.67 |
| सालास | salasa | 6.67 |
| सळस | salasa | 6.67 |
| सेाळस | sealasa | 6.67 |
| Salas in the Russian language | ||
| Салас | salas | - |
| Salas in the Arabic language | ||
| سلاس | slas | - |
| سالاس | salas | - |
| سالس | sals | - |
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