Salnave Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Salnave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salnave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1,0961:9,7481,034
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
France501:1,328,454133,611
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Salnave (1,524) may also be a first name.

Salnave Last Name Facts

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

Salnave is found most frequently in Haiti. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salnave? popularity and diffusion

It is the 271,501st most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,078,429 people. Salnave is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Salnave reside; 80 percent reside in Caribbean and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 198,786th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,524 people.

This last name is most widely held in Haiti, where it is held by 1,096 people, or 1 in 9,748. In Haiti Salnave is most common in: Ouest, where 91 percent are found, Nord, where 7 percent are found and Artibonite, where 0 percent are found. Not including Haiti this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Salnave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salnave has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salnave surname rose 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salnave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salnave surname are 21.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salnave earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning $40,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.59% less than the national average, earning $35,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salnaves935/
Salnove861/
Salnovie801/
Calnawe7157/
Salnawi7112/
Salnaby711/
Jalnavi711/
Scholnover591/
Calnawi571/
Sailenabhai561/
Cholnavy531/

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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 Salnave
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