Salzig Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Salzig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salzig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1781:452,27840,070
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Salzig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salzig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salzig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. Salzig is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Salzig live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany Salzig is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 35 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found and Hesse, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Salzig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Salzig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Salzig surname expanded 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Salzig Last Name Statistics demography

Salzig earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.5% less than the national average, earning $26,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saltzig920/
Salsig8369/
Solzig830/
Saltsig770/
Scholzig710/
Salseg6737/
Saljic6728/
Salcik6720/
Salcic6719/
Salgic6718/
Jalsig6710/
Salsik6710/

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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 Salzig
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