Salks Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Salks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Latvia31:683,34934,074
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Salks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salks (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪ, Russian: Салкс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Salks live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Salks is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 36 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 36 percent reside and Virginia, where 27 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Latvia, where 21 percent reside.

Salks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Salks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Salks last name increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salks Last Name Statistics demography

Salks earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalks9122/
Saulks915/
Scalks910/
Schalks83264/
Shalkhs832/
Solks804/
Jalks803/
Salcs802/
Salgs801/
Soulks732/
Jalcks731/
Jalksø731/
Jalksj731/
Schalkx67296/
Salx675/
Shelksh671/
Schalchs623/
Saulx6055/
Jalcs6011/
Sailx601/
Solcs601/
Xsalx601/
Jolks601/
Sallx601/
Sailex553/
Salcce553/
Schalx551/
Chalkch501/
Seilegs500/

Salks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salks in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﻪalsalkh75
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻜﺔalsalkt25
Salks in the Russian language
Салксsalks-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Salks
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