Salmasian Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Salmasian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmasian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran861:892,82042,918
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Salmasian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salmasian is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Salmasian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmasian? popularity and diffusion

Salmasian is the 1,795,579th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Salmasian live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 892,820. In Iran it is most frequent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 43 percent live, Tehran Province, where 21 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent live. Not including Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.

Salmasian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salmasian last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Salmasian earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salmassian9546/
Salmasan941,867/
Salmasyan8917/
Salmazan82417/
Salmosan826/
Zalmasan823/
Solmasan823/
Salmason821/
Silo Masiane761/
Zalmason711/
Selmeczine531/
Selmecziné531/

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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 Salmasian
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