Salmak Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Salmak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey811:960,75844,160
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Salmak (32) may also be a first name.

Salmak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salmak (Russian: Салмак) is most common in Turkey. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Salmak are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Salmak is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 960,758. In Turkey Salmak is primarily found in: Duzce Province, where 67 percent are found, Canakkale Province, where 12 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Turkey it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalmak9215/
Salmake923/
Sialmak921/
Salmakh921/
Salmakhe862/
Zalmak8322/
Salmac832/
Solmak831/
Salmaq831/
Calmak831/
Salmakova8035/
Salmouk7719/
Zallmak772/
Shalmakova751/
Salmoukh711/
Shelmack710/
Calmac6724/
Salmoc676/
Solmakova673/
Zalmaq672/
Salmaqova672/
Calmag671/
Zolmak671/
Jalmag671/
Salmokova671/
Zhalmakova633/
Sholmakova632/
Schoolmake630/
Colmack621/
Cholmak621/
Zholmakova504/
Colmac500/

Salmak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmak in the Russian language
Салмакsalmak-

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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 Salmak
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