Salker Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sweden

Salker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Şalker (4) are calculated separately.

Salker Last Name Facts

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

Salker (Marathi: सालकर, Russian: Салкер) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Şalker. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Salker live; 26 percent live in North America and 26 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Salker is most widely held in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India it is mostly found in: Goa, where 79 percent live and Maharashtra, where 21 percent live. Apart from India Salker is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Salker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Salker last name grew 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salker last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Salker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.33% more than the national average, earning $55,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şalker944/
Salıker9252/
Salkert9223/
Salåker9216/
Shalker926/
Saulker924/
Salkear921/
Salkerd921/
Schalker86293/
Sagliker8661/
Shaulker861/
Shailker861/
Salcer83107/
Solker8335/
Calker8324/
Jalker8319/
Salkir8316/
Zalker833/
Sattleker801/
Caulker7719,091/
Salcher771,750/
Shelker7746/
Salcıer7710/
Szalcer779/
Zaulker771/
Saulcer771/
Saulqer770/
Scolker770/
Sohlker770/
Sholker770/
Sattlecker75276/
Chaulker717/
Shalcher713/
Scholker711/
Salchear711/
Soulgker711/
Seilgker710/
Schalcher67374/
Colker67277/
Solcer6756/
Zolker6745/
Zalcer6736/
Jolker675/
Zalkir674/

Salker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salker in the Marathi language
सालकरsalakara50
सालेकरsalekara50
Salker in the Russian language
Салкерsalker-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Salker
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