Salms Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Salms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Latvia151:136,67019,278
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Šalms (1) are calculated separately.

Salms (12) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šalms931/
Schalms830/
Solms801,006/
Jalms8011/
Calms8010/
Calmms731/
Chalms730/
Callms730/
Shelms730/
Scholms670/
Colms606/
Jolms600/
Collms552/
Zalmce551/
Cholms551/

Salms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salms in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻤﺔalsalmt-
Salms in the Hindi language
सलमाsalama-
Salms in the Russian language
Салмсsalms-

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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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  • 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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