Salvatierra Surname

5,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Salvatierra Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'savior of the land' or 'save land'.

Salvatierra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia28,9491:36766
Argentina23,7591:1,799235
Peru13,8781:2,290392
Ecuador6,9591:2,286404
Philippines4,6021:21,9992,831
Spain4,0251:11,6151,357
Mexico3,5911:34,5662,100
Guatemala2,7841:5,777765
Chile2,2261:7,914784
Venezuela1,9811:15,2471,226
United States1,8421:196,77519,390
Brazil7431:288,12211,092
Nicaragua7231:8,328652
Panama4331:9,035850
Uruguay4221:8,132914
Costa Rica3431:13,936596
Paraguay831:87,1902,127
France391:1,703,147154,208
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Honduras121:734,7044,016
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belize101:35,5472,218
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Salvatierrá (1) are calculated separately.

Salvatierra (24) may also be a first name.

Salvatierra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'savior of the land' or 'save land'.

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Salvatierra Last Name Facts

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

Salvatierra is borne by more people in Bolivia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Salvatierrá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salvatierra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,770th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 74,578 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Salvatierra are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 51 percent are found in Andean South America. Salvatierra is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most common in Bolivia, where it is borne by 28,949 people, or 1 in 367. In Bolivia Salvatierra is most common in: Santa Cruz Department, where 65 percent live, Beni Department, where 14 percent live and Cochabamba Department, where 8 percent live. Apart from Bolivia this surname is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 24 percent live and Peru, where 14 percent live.

Salvatierra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Salvatierra has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 184,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salvatierra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salvatierra surname are 38.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salvatierra earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,237 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $21,367,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.55% more than the national average, earning $43,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning $40,328 CAD per year.

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