Salgado Surname
Approximately 399,453 people bear this surname
Salgado Surname Definition:
Dweller near where mountain spinach grew.
Ancient surname found in Galicia, Orense, and Lugo. Derived from latin "salare" via Spanish "salgar," common name for plant known as mountain spinach, the "orzuga" plant.
Galician name from valley of Monterrey.
Read More About This SurnameSalgado Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 116,715 | 1:1,063 | 171 |
| Colombia | 44,901 | 1:1,064 | 230 |
| United States | 35,117 | 1:10,321 | 1,255 |
| Honduras | 28,471 | 1:310 | 66 |
| Chile | 26,851 | 1:656 | 148 |
| Brazil | 26,196 | 1:8,172 | 516 |
| Nicaragua | 18,771 | 1:321 | 74 |
| Spain | 17,537 | 1:2,666 | 312 |
| Mozambique | 11,124 | 1:2,451 | 601 |
| Argentina | 9,928 | 1:4,305 | 495 |
| Philippines | 9,676 | 1:10,463 | 999 |
| Portugal | 8,086 | 1:1,288 | 204 |
| Cuba | 6,981 | 1:1,651 | 251 |
| Sri Lanka | 6,505 | 1:3,199 | 450 |
| Venezuela | 5,958 | 1:5,069 | 630 |
| Ecuador | 5,850 | 1:2,719 | 481 |
| Peru | 4,673 | 1:6,802 | 1,027 |
| El Salvador | 3,380 | 1:1,877 | 328 |
| Angola | 2,958 | 1:9,124 | 1,120 |
| Bolivia | 1,971 | 1:5,386 | 729 |
| Costa Rica | 1,588 | 1:3,010 | 319 |
| France | 1,212 | 1:54,804 | 7,243 |
| Puerto Rico | 986 | 1:3,601 | 288 |
| Uruguay | 575 | 1:5,968 | 664 |
| Panama | 494 | 1:7,920 | 790 |
| Guatemala | 443 | 1:36,304 | 2,010 |
| Canada | 387 | 1:95,208 | 10,366 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Dominican Republic | 223 | 1:46,784 | 2,447 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| Australia | 201 | 1:134,307 | 14,542 |
| South Africa | 198 | 1:273,625 | 27,113 |
| Switzerland | 173 | 1:47,473 | 6,407 |
| Paraguay | 100 | 1:72,367 | 1,860 |
| Germany | 87 | 1:925,350 | 65,249 |
| Singapore | 73 | 1:75,448 | 3,146 |
| Belgium | 71 | 1:161,925 | 22,307 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Andorra | 32 | 1:2,620 | 514 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Belize | 16 | 1:22,217 | 1,827 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
The alternate forms: Salgadó (1) are calculated separately.
Salgado (474) may also be a first name.
Salgado Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller near where mountain spinach grew.
Ancient surname found in Galicia, Orense, and Lugo. Derived from latin "salare" via Spanish "salgar," common name for plant known as mountain spinach, the "orzuga" plant.
Galician name from valley of Monterrey.
User-submitted Reference
Salgado or Saleado means 'salty' in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively.
- surnamedosalSalgado Demographics
Average Salgado Salary in
United States
$36,247 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Salgado Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salgado Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salgado (Russian: Сальгадо) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Salgadó. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salgado? popularity and diffusion
The surname Salgado is the 1,358th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,244 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Salgado live; 38 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Hispano-North America. Salgado is also the 390,891st most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 474 people.
This surname is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 116,715 people, or 1 in 1,063. In Mexico Salgado is most prevalent in: Guerrero, where 23 percent are found, México, where 19 percent are found and Morelos, where 13 percent are found. Barring Mexico this last name occurs in 111 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Salgado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Salgado has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salgado last name rose 62,709 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 7,433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Salgado Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Salgado surname are 42.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.54% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Salgado earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning 301,055 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,533 per year; in South Africa they earn 110.76% more than the national average, earning R 500,844 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.51% less than the national average, earning $20,997,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16% less than the national average, earning $36,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $51,025 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salgado Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salgado in the Russian language | ||
| Сальгадо | salgado | - |
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Salgado Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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