Salms Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Salms Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Latvia | 15 | 1:136,670 | 19,278 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
The alternate forms: Šalms (1) are calculated separately.
Salms (12) may also be a first name.
Salms Demographics
Average Salms Salary in
England
£39,141
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Salms Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salms Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salms (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔ, Hindi: सलमा, Russian: Салмс) occurs most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Šalms. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salms? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Salms is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Salms reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Salms is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name at a global level, held by 12 people.
The last name Salms is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany Salms is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.
Salms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Salms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salms last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salms Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salms in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔ | alsalmt | - |
| Salms in the Hindi language | ||
| सलमा | salama | - |
| Salms in the Russian language | ||
| Салмс | salms | - |
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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 Salms
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