Salfeld Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Salfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1511:533,14944,599
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Salfeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salfeld (Russian: Сальфельд) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Salfeld click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salfeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Salfeld occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Salfeld live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Salfeld is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 533,149. In Germany Salfeld is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Salfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Salfeld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salfeld surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Salfeld earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salfeld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salfeld in the Russian language
Сальфельдsalfeld-

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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
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  • 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 Salfeld
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