Saldívar Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Belize

Saldívar Surname Definition:

Variant of the Basque surname Zaldív(b)ar (see), of noble lineage, place name in Vizcaya, 1626 in Chile and in Cuba, it comes from "aldu" - pasture or grazing land - the suffix of abundance "-ibar" with prothetic Z (S).

Saldívar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico871:1,426,73815,813
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belize11:355,4743,977
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: Saldivar (76,149) & Sáldivar (1) are calculated separately.

Saldívar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of the Basque surname Zaldív(b)ar (see), of noble lineage, place name in Vizcaya, 1626 in Chile and in Cuba, it comes from "aldu" - pasture or grazing land - the suffix of abundance "-ibar" with prothetic Z (S).

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

Saldívar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saldívar is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Saldivar or Sáldivar. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saldívar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Saldívar live; 78 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The last name Saldívar is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 1,426,738. In Mexico Saldívar is mostly found in: Nuevo León, where 34 percent are found, Mexico City, where 17 percent are found and México, where 8 percent are found. Barring Mexico Saldívar exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Paraguay, where 4 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saldivar9676,149/
Sáldivar921/
Saldevar88399/
Zaldívar88148/
Saldivard823/
Shaldivar823/
Saldievar821/
Saaldivar821/
Salldivar821/
Saldivaar821/
Zaldivar7540,168/
Saldibar75345/
Zaldevar7523/
Saldebar7510/
Soldivar758/
Jaldevar756/
Saldivor755/
Saldevor752/
Saldewar751/
Saldiwar751/
Zaldíbar751/
Jaldivar751/
Caldivar751/
Saldiwuar711/
Zaldivaar711/
Coldivar63155/
Zaldibar63150/
Jaldewar6321/
Zoldivar633/
Jaldiwar631/
Jaldhewar591/
Saldiboure568/

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