Salán Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Salán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Salan (15,907), Salàn (1) & Sălan (1) are calculated separately.
Salán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salán occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Salan, Salàn or Sălan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salán? popularity and diffusion
Salán is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Salán live; 66 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent live in Iberian Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Spain, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,460,633. In Spain Salán is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 26 percent reside, Madrid, where 26 percent reside and Basque Country, where 16 percent reside. Barring Spain this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Salán
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