Salonen Surname

33,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Salonen Surname User-submission:

The Salonen surname is derived from the Finnish word salo, meaning 'deep forest', and a common surname suffix -nen.

Salonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland14,1841:38818
Sweden4171:23,6131,921
United States4081:888,38067,160
Estonia1841:7,184883
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Australia621:435,41534,362
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Norway291:177,32021,035
England241:2,321,58686,519
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Austria131:655,03358,041
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
China31:455,773,85521,925
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Salonen (11) may also be a first name.

Salonen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Salonen surname is derived from the Finnish word salo, meaning 'deep forest', and a common surname suffix -nen.

- rocknroll

Salonen is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word salo, meaning 'deep forest'.

- rocknroll

Salonen Last Name Facts

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

Salonen (Hindi: सलोनें, Russian: Салонен) occurs most in Finland. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salonen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,854th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 464,737 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Salonen reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia. Salonen is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

The last name Salonen is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 14,184 people, or 1 in 388. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 27 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 18 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Finland this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Salonen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salonen surname are 4.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.3% registered with the party.

The amount Salonen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning 381,519 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,926 per year; in United States they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $41,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $51,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salonen in the Hindi language
सलोनेंsalonem-
Salonen in the Russian language
Салоненsalonen-

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