Salmijarvi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Salmijarvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Salmijarvi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

The alternate forms: Salmijärvi (413) are calculated separately.

Salmijarvi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salmijarvi occurs most in Finland. It may be found in the variant forms: Salmijärvi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmijarvi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salmijarvi is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Salmijarvi reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Salmijarvi is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,832,234. In Finland it is primarily found in: Central Finland, where 33 percent are found, Lapland, where 33 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Finland it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salmijärvi97413/
Silmujärvi7010/

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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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  • 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 Salmijarvi
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