Salminen Surname

32,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Salminen Surname User-submission:

Salminen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word salmi, meaning 'strait' or 'inlet'.

Salminen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland14,8531:37014
United States6701:540,98344,835
Sweden5041:19,5371,636
Estonia1611:8,2101,081
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Australia851:317,59627,389
Norway501:102,84613,903
Denmark431:131,27211,828
England341:1,638,76668,634
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
France31:22,140,907385,998
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Salminen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Salminen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word salmi, meaning 'strait' or 'inlet'.

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Salminen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salminen (Russian: Салминен) occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salminen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salminen is the 32,009th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 437,480 people. Salminen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Salminen reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Salminen is most widely held in Finland, where it is borne by 14,853 people, or 1 in 370. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 28 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 17 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Salminen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salminen surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salminen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning 324,220 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $48,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salminen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salminen in the Russian language
Салминенsalminen-

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