Zalm Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zalm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4621:36,5526,157
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Norway91:571,36544,190
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Zalm (46) may also be a first name.

Zalm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zalm (Russian: Залм) is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zalm is the 571,325th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Zalm reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 46 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 36,552. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 51 percent are found, North Holland, where 12 percent are found and Gelderland, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 7 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Zalm Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zalm earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.56% less than the national average, earning 257,633 kr per year and in United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalme89214/
Zalmh8911/
Zaalm891/
Zailm891/
Zgalm891/
Zaaalm801/
Salm7525,728/
Calm75846/
Jalm7536/
Zolm751/
Rzaaalm732/
Salme676,391/
Sailm67233/
Jalme67164/
Sallm67163/
Chalm67146/
Szalmová6772/
Sialm6769/
Shalm6750/
Salmh6735/
Szalmova6734/
Saalm6724/
Callm6713/
Hjalm6710/
Tsalm679/
Salmm675/
Jallm672/
Ssalm672/
Salmt672/
Salhm671/
Jjalm671/
Salmì671/
Šalme671/
Jaslm671/
Sahlm671/
Çalım671/
Calmm670/
Zeilm670/

Zalm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalm in the Russian language
Залмzalm-

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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
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  • 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 Zalm
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