Salo Surname
Approximately 37,774 people bear this surname
Salo Surname User-submission:
The Salo surname is derived from the Finnish word salo, meaning 'deep forest'.
Salo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 13,037 | 1:422 | 24 |
| Ukraine | 6,118 | 1:7,441 | 853 |
| United States | 3,736 | 1:97,018 | 10,824 |
| Philippines | 3,716 | 1:27,244 | 3,768 |
| Russia | 1,529 | 1:94,260 | 11,706 |
| Pakistan | 890 | 1:200,723 | 4,906 |
| Afghanistan | 884 | 1:36,372 | 1,433 |
| Burkina Faso | 770 | 1:23,834 | 1,528 |
| Spain | 752 | 1:62,170 | 5,628 |
| Indonesia | 672 | 1:196,799 | 18,716 |
| Sweden | 605 | 1:16,276 | 1,389 |
| Canada | 589 | 1:62,556 | 7,315 |
| DR Congo | 575 | 1:128,486 | 13,821 |
| Nigeria | 545 | 1:325,033 | 17,840 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Papua New Guinea | 283 | 1:28,812 | 3,279 |
| Estonia | 238 | 1:5,554 | 603 |
| Kenya | 190 | 1:243,052 | 16,770 |
| India | 177 | 1:4,333,703 | 114,361 |
| Belarus | 176 | 1:53,983 | 9,191 |
| Solomon Islands | 175 | 1:3,314 | 353 |
| Argentina | 131 | 1:326,286 | 25,825 |
| Germany | 127 | 1:633,901 | 50,033 |
| Thailand | 122 | 1:579,003 | 98,779 |
| South Africa | 116 | 1:467,049 | 38,892 |
| Niger | 114 | 1:168,351 | 6,055 |
| Cameroon | 107 | 1:194,103 | 20,154 |
| Norway | 98 | 1:52,472 | 7,538 |
| Iran | 87 | 1:882,558 | 42,611 |
| Taiwan | 85 | 1:275,821 | 2,279 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Albania | 51 | 1:57,138 | 7,121 |
| Ivory Coast | 42 | 1:549,315 | 16,834 |
| Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 1:589,417 | 41,433 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Georgia | 22 | 1:170,252 | 11,125 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 21 | 1:284,412 | 25,571 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Şalo (124), Šalo (54), Saló (32), Salò (4) & Salô (1) are calculated separately.
Salo (15,251) may also be a first name.
Salo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Salo surname is derived from the Finnish word salo, meaning 'deep forest'.
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Salo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salo (Arabic: صلو, Bengali: সালো, Georgian: სალო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻟﻮ, Hindi: सालो, Marathi: सालो, Oriya: ସାେଲା, Russian: Сало) occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Şalo, Šalo, Saló, Salò or Salô. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,750th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 192,925 people. The surname Salo is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Salo reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Scandinavia. Salo is also the 45,874th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 15,251 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is borne by 13,037 people, or 1 in 422. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 29 percent reside, Pirkanmaa, where 14 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 9 percent reside. Other than Finland Salo occurs in 114 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Salo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Salo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salo surname expanded 16,243 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Salo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Salo surname is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Salo surname are 10.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.77% registered with the political party.
The amount Salo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.31% less than the national average, earning €12,521 per year; in Norway they earn 23.42% less than the national average, earning 265,037 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.21% more than the national average, earning R 402,096 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $45,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $52,486 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salo in the Georgian language | ||
| სალო | salo | - |
| Salo in the Bengali language | ||
| সালো | salo | 80 |
| সালু | salu | 20 |
| Salo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﻟﻮ | salw | 66.67 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻮ | salw | 33.33 |
| Salo in the Marathi language | ||
| सालो | salo | 62.3 |
| साळो | salo | 21.31 |
| सलो | salo | 14.75 |
| Salo in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେଲା | saela | 56.73 |
| ସାଲ | sala | 19.23 |
| ସେଲା | sela | 16.35 |
| ଶାଲ | sala | 5.77 |
| ସାେଲ | saela | 0.96 |
| ଶାେଲା | saela | 0.96 |
| Salo in the Hindi language | ||
| सालो | salo | 50 |
| सलो | salo | 49.57 |
| शिलो | silo | 0.43 |
| Salo in the Russian language | ||
| Сало | salo | - |
| Salo in the Arabic language | ||
| صلو | slw | - |
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