Salinas Surname

940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Salinas Surname Definition:

Worker in a salt mine; one who came from Salinas in Spain.

From the latin "salinae" - a salt mine. The landmark of the area from which the inhabitants took this name. Place name in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Plural form of "salillas" which comes from the German "sal" that refers to a building.

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Salinas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico183,0981:678106
United States79,3671:4,567509
Chile47,2351:37374
Argentina43,2281:989134
Peru35,0921:906129
Colombia26,8391:1,780349
Philippines26,1451:3,872291
Paraguay23,8691:30370
Ecuador16,7481:950161
Spain16,6701:2,805330
Bolivia14,2071:747150
Honduras13,9471:632154
Nicaragua9,6481:624132
Venezuela9,3581:3,228487
El Salvador7,8771:805161
Panama4,0521:966180
Brazil2,0891:102,4773,861
France1,1601:57,2617,623
Costa Rica7821:6,113420
Uruguay6921:4,959568
Cuba5621:20,5031,278
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Canada5161:71,4068,144
Guatemala4951:32,4901,927
Dominican Republic3471:30,0661,787
Italy2381:256,96134,202
Australia1881:143,59415,358
Israel1811:47,2806,267
England1731:322,07023,948
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Switzerland841:97,77310,519
Belize711:5,007882
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Puerto Rico341:104,4161,629
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Norway251:205,69123,411
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Andorra211:3,992813
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Finland171:323,33523,349
India171:45,121,493474,784
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Guam121:13,3432,098
China91:151,924,6187,954
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Wales81:386,81619,671
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Macau21:300,8151,009
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5721:87,7959,105

The alternate forms: Salínas (2) & Saliñas (2) are calculated separately.

Salinas (492) may also be a first name.

Salinas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Worker in a salt mine; one who came from Salinas in Spain.

From the latin "salinae" - a salt mine. The landmark of the area from which the inhabitants took this name. Place name in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Plural form of "salillas" which comes from the German "sal" that refers to a building.

Navarrese name from villa of Salinas, political subdivision of Estella.

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

User-submitted Reference

The people who take salt from salty places, salinas.

- marce_deep

Salinas Last Name Facts

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

Salinas (Arabic: ساليناس, Hindi: सलिनास, Marathi: सालीनस, Russian: Салинас) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Salínas or Saliñas. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salinas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 940th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,867 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Salinas reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Salinas is also the 383,044th most widespread given name globally, held by 492 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 183,098 people, or 1 in 678. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: México, where 19 percent are found, Nuevo León, where 9 percent are found and Oaxaca, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Mexico this surname occurs in 113 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Chile, where 8 percent are found.

Salinas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salinas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salinas surname expanded 13,875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salinas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Salinas surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Salinas surname are 43.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salinas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning €29,520 per year; in Norway they earn 38.76% less than the national average, earning 211,930 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,699 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $24,015,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.31% less than the national average, earning $34,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% less than the national average, earning $44,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salínas952/
Saliñas952/
Sallinas9350/
Saliunas9313/
Saulinas9313/
Salinass938/
Salinaas937/
Salainas935/
Ssalinas933/
Saalinas933/
Salienas932/
Salineas931/
Salionas931/
Shalinas931/
Salinasd931/
Salina9236,277/
Sauliunas884/
D'Salinas882/
Solinas869,447/
Shalina863,149/
Saulina861,296/
Jalinas86886/
Salinga86413/
Salinay86413/
Salinah86385/
Salinaz86234/
Calinas86216/
Salaina86168/
Sahlina86158/
Selinas86111/
Salinos8698/
Salenas8685/
Salgina8663/
Szalina8661/
Zalinas8643/
Salhina8642/
Saleina8639/
Sallina8626/
Sailina8625/
Saliona8623/
Salynas8621/
Saslina8614/
Saalina869/
Saluina869/
Salinad867/
Sialina867/
Salinat865/
Salinaa864/
Salunas864/
Salinap864/
Saloina863/
Ssalina862/
Saylina861/
Salınas861/
Saligna861/
Salinac861/
Sealina860/
Salinasová825/
Salinasova821/
Salingay801,615/
Salignat80448/
Shalgina80335/
Shaulina80276/
Saulenas80112/
Salionga8069/
Soliunas8052/
Shaylina8047/
Salainay8026/
Szalinay8017/
Saloinay8016/
Szalunas8014/
Djalinas808/
Saluinay806/
Shalinga805/
Shahlina804/
Schalina803/
Gialinas803/
Zaliunas803/
Shailina803/
Sallenas803/
Salingau803/
Saulynas802/
Callinas802/
Soulinas802/
Shalaina801/
Calinaus801/
Shaalina801/
Sahalina801/
Saulinah801/
Solinays801/
Shallina801/
Sshalina801/
Ssalinga801/
Saluhina801/
Calinaas801/
Salingai801/
Salienay801/
Solina775,710/
Salino775,468/
Salena771,402/
Zalina77643/
Salyna77188/
Šalina7799/
Saliņa777/
Xalina776/
Schaulina7510/
Saulyunas757/
Saalinose755/
Sahalinga751/
Shahalina751/
Shalahina751/
Salinaaie751/
Seiliunas751/
Shahlinah751/
Salenga714,996/
Solinap713,776/
Colinas711,957/
Salingo711,868/
Saulino711,261/
Solaina71323/
Sholina71314/
Shalyna71297/
Chalina71250/
Saalino71234/
Saleena71219/
Salegna71179/
Sallena71146/
Solinay71138/
Zaulina71130/
Saulyna7178/
Solinga7162/
Soulina7156/
Solinah7154/
Shchaulina7154/
Saloiña7143/
Shalena7138/
Saleana7132/
Zolinas7130/
Salinoy7130/
Sallyna7127/
Jalinos7120/
Žalynas7120/
Selenas7119/
Zallina7119/
Zailina7117/
Saluino7116/
Zalynas7115/
Sollina7110/
Sallino718/
Solinos718/
Salinou717/
Saleino714/
Zalinaz714/
Zaylina713/
Soloina713/
Calinos713/
Seulina713/
Salenah713/
Salinop713/
Satlino713/
Zalenas713/
Zealina712/
Seylina712/
Siolina712/
Salenay712/
Solenas712/
Salinoc712/
Solgina711/
Sahlena711/
Sailena711/
Salechinna711/
Sotlina711/
Saliney711/
Salenos711/
Zalaina711/
Šalgina711/
Šelinas711/
Soslina711/
Sialena711/
Salenaz711/
Saulena711/
Salaino711/
Saloino711/
Salujna711/
Salenai711/
Zalunas711/
Solignat67225/
Sholgina67131/
Chalinat67106/
Solinhac6793/
Shalenga6776/
Cholinas6775/
Scolinos6747/
Jalinous6735/
Solohina6728/
Soulinay6723/
Salahyna6721/
Chaulina6718/
Zalgenas6717/
Zallinaj6717/
Chalinah6716/
Sheulina6714/
Jalinoos6713/
Shaulyna6713/
Shalhyna6712/
Shaleena6711/
Salimhay6710/
Saleanna678/
Chaylina677/
Sholunas677/
Salehyna677/
Salingoy676/
Szalenga676/
Chailina675/
Collinas674/
Saalenga674/
Sheylina673/
Saulisno673/
Saluhyna673/
Seytlina672/
Soulaina672/
Saliñgay672/
Sajleena671/
Saaleena671/
Salehnaj671/
Chaalina671/
Sheilina671/
Shaleana671/
Sailenga671/
Salengay671/
Salesnaa671/
Seluinaz671/
Calinhos671/
Callinos671/
Salisnou671/
Saleanha671/
Soulinha671/
Souleina670/

Salinas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salinas in the Hindi language
सलिनासsalinasa-
Salinas in the Marathi language
सालीनसsalinasa66.67
सालीनासsalinasa33.33
Salinas in the Russian language
Салинасsalinas-
Salinas in the Arabic language
ساليناسsalynas-

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