Salminen Surname
Approximately 16,658 people bear this surname
Salminen Surname User-submission:
Salminen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word salmi, meaning 'strait' or 'inlet'.
Salminen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 14,853 | 1:370 | 14 |
| United States | 670 | 1:540,983 | 44,835 |
| Sweden | 504 | 1:19,537 | 1,636 |
| Estonia | 161 | 1:8,210 | 1,081 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Norway | 50 | 1:102,846 | 13,903 |
| Denmark | 43 | 1:131,272 | 11,828 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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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Average Male Salminen Height
176.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Salminen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salminen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salminen (Russian: Салминен) occurs most in Finland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salminen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Salminen is the 32,009th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 437,480 people. The surname Salminen is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Salminen are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Salminen is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 14,853 people, or 1 in 370. In Finland Salminen is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 28 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 17 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Finland this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.
Salminen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Salminen are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salminen in the Russian language | ||
| Салминен | salminen | - |
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