Salkus Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Salkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

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

Salkus Last Name Facts

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

Salkus is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Šalkus. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salkus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Salkus live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,834,276. In Canada Salkus is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 31 percent live, Nova Scotia, where 31 percent live and Alberta, where 23 percent live. Excluding Canada this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Salkus Last Name Statistics demography

Salkus earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $47,293 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šalkus944/
Salkeus9233/
Salkaus9231/
Szalkus9217/
Zalkus8325/
Salkos836/
Salcus832/
Chalkus7728/
Jalkeus774/
Salcuis771/
Calkuis770/
Shalkhause752/
Salkhosh7127/
Shelkous7122/
Chalkous711/
Calcus67272/
Çalkuş67107/
Salkauzova631/
Zolkos50162/
Salcoz501/
Zalcos501/
Colcus500/

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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 Salkus
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