Saltan Surname

72,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Saltan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saltan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,0201:15,5021,907
Ukraine6641:68,5589,823
Pakistan2261:790,46011,295
Russia1711:842,82568,228
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Romania1371:146,55415,606
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India631:12,175,641218,299
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Belarus331:287,91132,667
France301:2,214,091176,965
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England211:2,653,24194,788
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belize11:355,4743,977
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Saltan (1,049) may also be a first name.

Saltan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saltan (Georgian: სალთან, Hindi: सल्टन, Marathi: सलतान, Russian: Салтан) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saltan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saltan is the 72,115th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,065,275 people. The last name Saltan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Saltan live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Saltan is also the 247,268th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 1,049 people.

The last name Saltan is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 5,020 people, or 1 in 15,502. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Sirnak Province, where 13 percent are found and Agri Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Saltan is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Saltan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saltan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saltan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Saltan last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Saltan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Saltan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 90.29% more than the national average, earning $82,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saltan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saltan in the Georgian language
სალთანsaltan-
Saltan in the Hindi language
सल्टनsaltana58.08
सल्तानsaltana20.96
सलटनsalatana13.47
सल्तनsaltana4.19
सलतनsalatana2.1
सलतानsalatana0.9
सुल्तानsultana0.3
Saltan in the Marathi language
सलतानsalatana30
सलतनsalatana16.67
तानtana15
तनtana13.33
सलटनsalatana13.33
पठाणpathana3.33
टनtana3.33
सुलतानsulatana3.33
सलारनsalarana1.67
Saltan in the Russian language
Салтанsaltan-

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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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