Salpeter Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Salpeter Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) German for “saltpeter,” used in fertilizer. The name indicates a seller of fertilizer.

Salpeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Israel1171:73,1428,960
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Canada371:995,82774,831
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Salpeter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) German for “saltpeter,” used in fertilizer. The name indicates a seller of fertilizer.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Salpeter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salpeter (Russian: Сальпетер) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Salpeter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salpeter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salpeter is the 595,654th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. Salpeter is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Salpeter live; 50 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 35 percent are found, Florida, where 23 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Salpeter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salpeter last name are 2.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salpeter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 54.12% more than the national average, earning $66,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 81.55% more than the national average, earning $90,198 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salpeteur9449/
Salpetier9420/
Salpeiter943/
Salpeyter943/
Schalpeter89118/
Calpeter8812/
Salpetre889/
Zalpetere826/
Salpétier822/
Salpéteur821/
Salpeti801/
Salpetit751/
Colpeter751/
Zalpētere711/
Sholpater710/
Salpita6716/
Zalpyte675/
Salpisti6319/
Chalpeti635/
Salpistis5958/
Chalpetis591/
Zolpyte533/

Salpeter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salpeter in the Russian language
Сальпетерsalpeter-

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