Salzmann Surname

33,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Salzmann Surname Definition:

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

Salzmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,3731:9,6151,208
Switzerland3,0171:2,722331
Austria1,8121:4,699520
United States1,0231:354,31031,697
Argentina4691:91,1377,676
France4001:166,05725,870
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
Australia651:415,31833,226
Canada651:566,85547,218
Chile511:345,4219,676
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Czechia421:253,17834,142
England371:1,505,89364,828
Ecuador321:497,05810,858
Hungary271:363,56625,782
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
China71:195,331,65210,124
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Salzmann 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

Salzmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salzmann is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salzmann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,465th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 459,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Salzmann are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Salzmann is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 8,373 people, or 1 in 9,615. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 17 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Thuringia, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 19 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Salzmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Salzmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salzmann surname rose 1,023 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 308 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salzmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Salzmann are 9.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Salzmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.71% less than the national average, earning 222,479 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning R 280,944 per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning $59,296 CAD per year.

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