Salgado Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History - Forebears

Salgado Surname

1,358th Most Commonsurname in the World

Approximately 399,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in: MexicoHighest density in: Honduras

Salgado Surname Definition:

Dweller near where mountain spinach grew.

Ancient surname found in Galicia, Orense, and Lugo. Derived from latin "salare" via Spanish "salgar," common name for plant known as mountain spinach, the "orzuga" plant.

Galician name from valley of Monterrey.

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Salgado Surname Distribution Map

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• 2014
• 1881
• 1880

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Mexico	116,715	1:1,063	171
Colombia	44,901	1:1,064	230
United States	35,117	1:10,321	1,255
Honduras	28,471	1:310	66
Chile	26,851	1:656	148
Brazil	26,196	1:8,172	516
Nicaragua	18,771	1:321	74
Spain	17,537	1:2,666	312
Mozambique	11,124	1:2,451	601
Argentina	9,928	1:4,305	495
Philippines	9,676	1:10,463	999
Portugal	8,086	1:1,288	204
Cuba	6,981	1:1,651	251
Sri Lanka	6,505	1:3,199	450
Venezuela	5,958	1:5,069	630
Ecuador	5,850	1:2,719	481
Peru	4,673	1:6,802	1,027
El Salvador	3,380	1:1,877	328
Angola	2,958	1:9,124	1,120
Bolivia	1,971	1:5,386	729
Costa Rica	1,588	1:3,010	319
France	1,212	1:54,804	7,243
Puerto Rico	986	1:3,601	288
Uruguay	575	1:5,968	664
Panama	494	1:7,920	790
Guatemala	443	1:36,304	2,010
Canada	387	1:95,208	10,366
Saudi Arabia	318	1:97,031	14,320
Dominican Republic	223	1:46,784	2,447
England	223	1:249,857	20,242
Australia	201	1:134,307	14,542
South Africa	198	1:273,625	27,113
Switzerland	173	1:47,473	6,407
Paraguay	100	1:72,367	1,860
Germany	87	1:925,350	65,249
Singapore	73	1:75,448	3,146
Belgium	71	1:161,925	22,307
Netherlands	59	1:286,223	34,881
Thailand	35	1:2,018,238	239,646
Andorra	32	1:2,620	514
Denmark	30	1:188,157	15,676
Italy	26	1:2,352,180	93,058
Norway	21	1:244,871	26,357
Belize	16	1:22,217	1,827
Guam	16	1:10,008	1,526
Austria	15	1:567,696	52,281
Sweden	15	1:656,450	48,545
Congo	14	1:356,364	9,454
Russia	12	1:12,010,255	361,204
New Zealand	11	1:411,666	31,040
Northern Mariana Islands	11	1:4,962	486
Israel	10	1:855,763	54,181
Bangladesh	9	1:17,706,308	13,537
Scotland	8	1:669,227	23,443
Jersey	7	1:14,172	2,872
Hong Kong	6	1:1,222,580	5,222
Malaysia	6	1:4,915,704	170,578
Qatar	6	1:393,000	55,922
Tanzania	6	1:8,823,602	72,091
China	5	1:273,464,313	13,838
Bahrain	4	1:337,152	6,054
Indonesia	4	1:33,062,298	643,618
Morocco	4	1:8,619,025	73,251
Taiwan	4	1:5,861,186	33,577
Bulgaria	3	1:2,326,302	54,089
Finland	3	1:1,832,234	57,803
India	3	1:255,688,461	1,306,352
Albania	2	1:1,457,028	24,967
Haiti	2	1:5,341,954	21,336
Iceland	2	1:190,045	6,825
Luxembourg	2	1:290,271	8,611
Macau	2	1:300,815	1,009
United Arab Emirates	2	1:4,581,136	93,443
Ireland	1	1:4,708,939	29,543
Afghanistan	1	1:32,153,183	60,828
Armenia	1	1:2,930,180	22,770
Brunei	1	1:418,731	3,893
Cambodia	1	1:15,487,146	14,824
Cameroon	1	1:20,769,068	227,406
Cape Verde	1	1:529,642	6,792
Cayman Islands	1	1:63,893	2,384
Czechia	1	1:10,633,469	206,023
Egypt	1	1:91,935,754	132,737
Equatorial Guinea	1	1:1,135,674	984
Fiji	1	1:894,391	4,568
Gambia	1	1:1,923,451	1,043
Georgia	1	1:3,745,545	47,852
Greece	1	1:11,079,790	145,225
Iraq	1	1:35,021,654	31,813
Jamaica	1	1:2,869,947	13,896
Japan	1	1:127,844,293	73,547
Kazakhstan	1	1:17,682,496	204,010
Kuwait	1	1:3,800,694	27,187
Liberia	1	1:4,408,535	47,110
Liechtenstein	1	1:38,378	1,726
Malawi	1	1:17,119,109	34,144
Maldives	1	1:404,172	7,269
Myanmar	1	1:51,937,985	2,166
Nigeria	1	1:177,142,758	748,972
Oman	1	1:3,687,971	14,390
Poland	1	1:38,008,749	231,653
Romania	1	1:20,077,870	89,414
Senegal	1	1:14,579,342	11,705
Serbia	1	1:7,144,948	38,459
Turkey	1	1:77,821,422	191,047
Uganda	1	1:39,039,279	258,887
Ukraine	1	1:45,522,696	503,646
United States Virgin Islands	1	1:110,375	6,934
Wales	1	1:3,094,532	44,023
Yemen	1	1:26,425,294	55,147
Zambia	1	1:15,849,922	53,989
Zimbabwe	1	1:15,438,240	133,260

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	3	1:8,125,123	158,686

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	56	1:896,762	54,350

The alternate forms: Salgadó (1) are calculated separately.

Salgado (474) may also be a first name.

Salgado Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller near where mountain spinach grew.

Ancient surname found in Galicia, Orense, and Lugo. Derived from latin "salare" via Spanish "salgar," common name for plant known as mountain spinach, the "orzuga" plant.

Galician name from valley of Monterrey.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Salgado or Saleado means 'salty' in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively.

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Salgado Demographics

Salgado Political Affiliationin United States

Sample size: 3,610 (2014)

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Salgado Last Name Facts

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

Salgado (Russian: Сальгадо) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Salgadó. Click here for other potential spellings of Salgado.

How Common Is The Last Name Salgado? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,358th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,244 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Salgado reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 390,891st most common given name at a global level, held by 474 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 116,715 people, or 1 in 1,063. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Guerrero, where 23 percent live, México, where 19 percent live and Morelos, where 13 percent live. Excluding Mexico it is found in 111 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Salgado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Salgado has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Salgado surname expanded 62,709 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 7,433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Salgado Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salgado surname are 42.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Salgado earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning 301,055 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,533 per year; in South Africa they earn 110.76% more than the national average, earning R 500,844 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.51% less than the national average, earning $20,997,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16% less than the national average, earning $36,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $51,025 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Salgadó	95	1	/
Salgados	93	772	/
Saalgado	93	5	/
Salgaddo	93	4	/
Ssalgado	93	3	/
Salgadot	93	3	/
Salgaado	93	2	/
Salgadoa	93	1	/
Sallgado	93	1	/
Salgadop	93	1	/
Salghado	93	1	/
Salgadoo	93	1	/
Salgadod	93	1	/
Salgasdo	93	1	/
Salado	92	14,822	/
Sssalgado	88	1	/
Saladou	86	127	/
Zalgado	86	114	/
Salgada	86	43	/
Salgedo	86	36	/
Solgado	86	26	/
Salgodo	86	17	/
Saladho	86	11	/
Sallado	86	10	/
Salados	86	7	/
Salyado	86	6	/
Saleado	86	4	/
Calgado	86	3	/
Saliado	86	1	/
Saladgo	86	1	/
Saladoh	86	1	/
Salaido	86	1	/
Jalgado	86	1	/
Szalados	80	82	/
Salgadas	80	2	/
Sallados	80	2	/
Saliaido	80	1	/
Salahado	80	1	/
Salhadou	80	1	/
Scalgada	80	0	/
Salada	77	2,715	/
Salodo	77	26	/
Solado	77	25	/
Zalado	77	5	/
Salgueido	75	14	/
Salahadou	75	1	/
Sailada	71	1,965	/
Saladas	71	685	/
Sallada	71	186	/
Salaida	71	68	/
Saliada	71	61	/
Solgada	71	52	/
Salayda	71	50	/
Shalada	71	34	/
Saladat	71	28	/
Saylada	71	9	/
Soleado	71	8	/
Saladaa	71	8	/
Saladhoods	71	6	/
Saleido	71	5	/
Chalado	71	4	/
Salgoda	71	3	/
Salaada	71	3	/
Saladaz	71	3	/
Sollado	71	3	/
Salauda	71	2	/
Colgado	71	2	/
Jolgado	71	2	/
Saulada	71	1	/
Zolgado	71	1	/
Salohdo	71	1	/
Salyada	71	1	/
Saladau	71	1	/
Salasda	71	1	/
Satlada	71	1	/
Sealada	71	1	/
Calgada	71	1	/
Saladad	71	1	/
Shalauda	67	131	/
Shailada	67	97	/
Shalayda	67	81	/
Saulauda	67	62	/
Shalaida	67	44	/
Szalajda	67	35	/
Sailatda	67	12	/
Szaladós	67	11	/
Sailaada	67	5	/
Sailadda	67	5	/
Sailadau	67	1	/
Saailada	67	1	/
Sauladas	67	1	/
Salaudda	67	1	/
Salahuda	67	1	/
Jalgadda	67	1	/
Sayladah	67	1	/
Zalaidou	67	1	/
Saloudou	67	1	/
Salgouda	67	1	/
Chaladou	67	1	/
Saladach	67	1	/
Shahlada	67	1	/
Shallada	67	0	/

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Salgado Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Salgado in the Russian language
Сальгадо	salgado	-

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