Salcedo Surname

2,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Salcedo Surname Definition:

Dweller in, or near, a damp spot overgrown with trees; one who came from Salcedo (grove of willow trees) in Spain.

The feminine of this name in Spanish "salceda" refers to a willow grove. Town in northern Dominican Republic.

Ancient surname found in Aragon, Castile, Navarre, Burgos, Vizcaya, Ayala, and Álava.

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Salcedo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia54,3981:878187
Venezuela36,1501:836158
Philippines35,2551:2,872206
Mexico32,7141:3,794514
Peru26,8271:1,185176
United States16,2861:22,2562,792
Spain11,5041:4,064500
Argentina9,2081:4,642524
Dominican Republic7,8341:1,332212
Ecuador6,2591:2,541452
Paraguay2,3581:3,069352
Chile2,2191:7,939785
Panama1,6471:2,375343
Bolivia1,5821:6,711850
Brazil1,0821:197,8517,634
Cuba9331:12,350971
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Nicaragua6071:9,919718
Honduras5491:16,059774
France4181:158,90624,682
Canada3541:104,08411,244
Guatemala2961:54,3332,337
Australia2571:105,04211,793
England1351:412,72628,150
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Uruguay791:43,4404,931
Puerto Rico671:52,9871,167
Italy621:986,39869,332
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Costa Rica411:116,5871,845
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Aruba281:3,696529
El Salvador241:264,3292,294
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Guam211:7,6251,143
Malta181:23,9041,289
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway101:514,22941,629
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
China51:273,464,31313,838
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Suriname41:138,1547,029
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Belize21:177,7373,502
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Salcédo (2) are calculated separately.

Salcedo (1,546) may also be a first name.

Salcedo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller in, or near, a damp spot overgrown with trees; one who came from Salcedo (grove of willow trees) in Spain.

The feminine of this name in Spanish "salceda" refers to a willow grove. Town in northern Dominican Republic.

Ancient surname found in Aragon, Castile, Navarre, Burgos, Vizcaya, Ayala, and Álava. Name of several villages near Santander, Lugo, Vitoria, Compostela, and Oviedo. Derived from latin "salcetum," meaning plantation of willows.

A pass in the mountains that has an abundance of willow trees.

Basque name from house of Ayala and descended from don Nuño Álvarez de Amaya.

See Sauceda.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Salcedo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salcedo occurs most in Colombia. It may occur as: Salcédo. For other potential spellings of Salcedo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salcedo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,192nd most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,083 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Salcedo live; 56 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Caribbean South America. Salcedo is also the 197,157th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 1,546 people.

The surname is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 54,398 people, or 1 in 878. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Capital District, where 15 percent live, Atlántico Department, where 10 percent live and Sucre Department, where 9 percent live. Outside of Colombia this surname occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Salcedo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Salcedo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salcedo last name rose 95,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 13,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salcedo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salcedo surname are 42.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.49% registered with the party.

The amount Salcedo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.42% less than the national average, earning €13,086 per year; in Norway they earn 29.52% less than the national average, earning 243,906 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,786 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.34% less than the national average, earning $20,808,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $39,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning $44,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salcédo952/
Salcedos9313/
Salceido9311/
Saulcedo939/
Salciedo937/
Salecedo936/
Salceddo934/
Saldcedo932/
Salccedo932/
Sallcedo931/
Ssalcedo931/
Salcedop931/
Szalcedo931/
Salcido8630,514/
Salceda866,489/
Salsedo861,272/
Salzedo86179/
Salgedo8636/
Zalcedo8614/
Solcedo864/
Salcedas80262/
Salcidos8033/
Salquedo8010/
Saulceda805/
Ssalcido801/
Saulzedo801/
Salsido71183/
Salcida7165/
Salseda7147/
Salzido7137/
Salzeda7110/
Solcido714/
Zalcido714/
Zalzedo711/
Zalsedo711/
Solsedo711/
Salzédo711/
Salschieda710/
Salzedas67225/
Saleseda671/
Salsedas671/
Saulsido671/

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