Salmen Surname

113,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Salmen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2971:35,0484,632
United States8171:443,64638,107
Brazil2161:991,08535,129
Romania1041:193,05619,452
Finland911:60,4036,985
Argentina881:485,72136,028
Austria781:109,17215,555
Venezuela681:444,1788,844
England501:1,114,36153,243
Kazakhstan391:453,39734,287
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Tunisia191:32,1384,775
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
France181:3,690,151224,666
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
India101:76,706,538639,611
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales41:773,63329,106
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Salmén (174) & Salmèn (1) are calculated separately.

Salmen (987) may also be a first name.

Salmen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salmen (Russian: Салмен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Salmén or Salmèn. For other possible spellings of Salmen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,938th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,795,404 people. The last name Salmen is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Salmen are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Salmen is also the 256,409th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 987 people.

The surname Salmen is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,297 people, or 1 in 35,048. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany Salmen is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Salmen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salmen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salmen last name rose 1,776 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salmen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Salmen surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Salmen last name are 19.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Salmen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salmén94174/
Salmèn941/
Salmeen921,958/
Sallmen92292/
Sahlmen92106/
Salmoen9253/
Szalmen9214/
Shalmen923/
Salment923/
Salmend923/
Salmien922/
Saulmen921/
Salmn9134/
Shalmeen8622/
Schalmen865/
Saalmenn860/
Salmin8318,592/
Salmyn83190/
Solmen83115/
Calmen83110/
Salmem8328/
Jalmen8326/
Zalmen838/
Salmȃn831/
Salmenova80423/
Salmenová803/
Salmina776,599/
Salmyna77238/
Salming77180/
Sallmén77112/
Shalmin7729/
Sahlmén7722/
Zalmeen779/
Salmeem776/
Shalmyn772/
Sallmèn771/
Sallmin771/
Callmen771/
Salhmnd771/
Soolmen770/
Shelmen770/
Salmion770/
Chalmen770/
Shalmenova754/
Solmn731/
Calmn730/
Saalmink71276/
Shalmina7131/
Shalmyna714/
Schalmin712/
Salmnova711/
Callmehn711/
Solmem67679/
Salmim67139/
Calmin67129/
Colmen67106/
Solmin6755/
Jalmin6750/
Salminova6730/
Calmén6728/
Zalmin6718/
Jolmen6714/
Jalmén6712/
Zalmăn674/
Calmyn674/
Solmyn671/

Salmen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salmen in the Russian language
Салменsalmen-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salmen
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