Salmasi Surname

234,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Salmasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,4161:54,2255,954
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England161:3,482,379114,324
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Salmasi (25) may also be a first name.

Salmasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salmasi (Georgian: სალმასი, Hindi: सलमासी, Russian: Салмаси) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 234,903rd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,251,777 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Salmasi reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 25 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 1,416 people, or 1 in 54,225. In Iran it is primarily found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 30 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Iran Salmasi is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Salmasi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Salmasi are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salmasi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.22% more than the national average, earning $54,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $46,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salmasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmasi in the Georgian language
სალმასიsalmasi-
Salmasi in the Hindi language
सलमासीsalamasi-
Salmasi in the Russian language
Салмасиsalmasi-

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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 Salmasi
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