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 carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalm? popularity and diffusion

Zalm is the 571,325th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Zalm are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Zalm is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 46 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 36,552. In The Netherlands Zalm is most frequent in: South Holland, where 51 percent reside, North Holland, where 12 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 7 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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