Salmins Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Salmins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3001:6,833952
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Salmiņš (3) are calculated separately.

Salmins Last Name Facts

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

Salmins occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Salmiņš. Click here to see other possible spellings of Salmins.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salmins is the 718,674th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. The surname Salmins is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Salmins live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 6,833. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 55 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 24 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Latvia Salmins occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Salmins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salmins last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salmins earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $44,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning $39,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salminsh9314/
Salmions930/
Salmns921/
Salmiņš903/
Salmens861/
Salmoens801/
Calmens7115/
Chalmens671/
Colmns621/
Colmens576/
Colmyns571/

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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
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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 Salmins
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