Saltnes Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Saltnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saltnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3591:14,3241,660
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Saltnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saltnes is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saltnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saltnes is the 746,827th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname Saltnes is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Saltnes reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 14,324. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 38 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 19 percent are found. Beside Norway it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Saltnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saltnes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saltnes last name increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saltnes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Saltnes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning 334,543 kr per year and in United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saltness93135/
Saltne922/
Saltner8689/
Saultner801/
Saltni779/
Saltna772/
Soltne771/
Saltienne750/
Soltner71212/
Zaltneh7117/
Soldtner674/
Sholtner670/
Scholtner6320/
Zaltni6211/
Soltni623/
Soltna621/
Scholtnher591/
Scholttner591/
Soultna571/
Coltnis570/
Soltnaya531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Saltnes
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