Salzman Surname

76,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Salzman Surname Definition:

(German) One who processed, or sold, salt.

Salzman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4541:66,4577,753
Argentina4051:105,5398,943
Canada1551:237,71322,683
England811:687,87739,238
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Czechia371:287,39137,121
France341:1,953,609166,012
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Israel151:570,50941,023
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Salzman (14) may also be a first name.

Salzman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who processed, or sold, salt.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Either a disguised form for the name Solomon or a seller of salt (Salz is “salt,” in German).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Salzman Last Name Facts

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

Salzman is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salzman? popularity and diffusion

Salzman is the 76,736th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,141,712 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Salzman live; 88 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Salzman is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 14 people.

Salzman is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,454 people, or 1 in 66,457. In The United States Salzman is most common in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Salzman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salzman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,622 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,025 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salzman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salzman surname are 38.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Salzman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 172.47% more than the national average, earning R 647,484 per year; in United States they earn 18.47% more than the national average, earning $51,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.26% more than the national average, earning $73,163 CAD per year.

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