Last Name SALEM

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SALEM is ranked as the 5165th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,564.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 2.37 people named SALEM for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 81% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SALEM is 7,582, the rank is 5,019 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SALEM is 2.38.

Last Names SALEM
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,564 +/-4.1%
  • National Rank 5,165
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,582
  • National Rank 5,019
  • Proportion/100k 2.38

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SALEM is 76.1% White, 4.7% Hispanic origin, 3.3% Black, 3.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 12.1% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SALEM have a higher likelyhood of being Two or More Races and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SALEM is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SALEM

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.1% 63.9% 12.2%
Hispanic origin 4.7% 16.3% -11.6%
Black 3.3% 12.3% -9.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.6% 4.9% -1.3%
Two or more races 12.1% 1.8% 10.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SALEM is California where 1,328 people have this name.
  • New Hampshire is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SALEM, as 5.63 in every 100,000 New Hampshirites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • New Hampshire is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Oklahoma (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 17 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SALEM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 198 1.54 96.0% Indiana 38 0.58 81.1% Iowa 40 1.28 82.6% Kansas 105 3.63 92.2% Michigan 436 4.4 98.6% Minnesota 44 0.81 84.3% Missouri 27 0.89 75.7% Nebraska 66 3.49 88.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 466 4.02 98.0% South Dakota 44 5.18 83.4% Wisconsin 47 0.81 84.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SALEM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 198 1.54 96.0%
Indiana 38 0.58 81.1%
Iowa 40 1.28 82.6%
Kansas 105 3.63 92.2%
Michigan 436 4.4 98.6%
Minnesota 44 0.81 84.3%
Missouri 27 0.89 75.7%
Nebraska 66 3.49 88.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 466 4.02 98.0%
South Dakota 44 5.18 83.4%
Wisconsin 47 0.81 84.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names SALEM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 49.6% Arizona 254 3.77 97.3% California 1,328 3.42 99.1% Colorado 88 1.64 93.2% Hawaii 18 1.27 75.2% Idaho 8 0.48 37.9% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 92 3.23 94.5% New Mexico 10 0.47 43.6% Oregon 73 1.84 91.3% Utah 8 0.28 38.9% Washington 72 1.03 91.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SALEM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 49.6%
Arizona 254 3.77 97.3%
California 1,328 3.42 99.1%
Colorado 88 1.64 93.2%
Hawaii 18 1.27 75.2%
Idaho 8 0.48 37.9%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 92 3.23 94.5%
New Mexico 10 0.47 43.6%
Oregon 73 1.84 91.3%
Utah 8 0.28 38.9%
Washington 72 1.03 91.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SALEM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 104 2.88 94.8% Maine 10 0.77 45.3% Massachusetts 316 4.69 97.1% New Hampshire 75 5.63 92.3% New Jersey 427 4.78 98.3% New York 683 3.46 98.7% Pennsylvania 305 2.39 97.3% Rhode Island 55 5.18 89.3% Vermont 24 3.75 86.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SALEM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 104 2.88 94.8%
Maine 10 0.77 45.3%
Massachusetts 316 4.69 97.1%
New Hampshire 75 5.63 92.3%
New Jersey 427 4.78 98.3%
New York 683 3.46 98.7%
Pennsylvania 305 2.39 97.3%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 89.3%
Vermont 24 3.75 86.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names SALEM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 80 1.66 89.3% Arkansas 19 0.65 71.0% Delaware 11 1.14 75.3% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 88.3% Florida 574 2.88 98.8% Georgia 95 0.94 92.6% Kentucky 19 0.44 69.4% Louisiana 60 1.3 84.2% Maryland 143 2.39 95.8% Mississippi 27 0.89 75.7% North Carolina 112 1.12 94.6% Oklahoma 7 0.18 35.4% South Carolina 49 1.02 88.6% Tennessee 36 0.55 85.4% Texas 587 2.18 97.9% Virginia 144 1.73 95.0% West Virginia 27 1.47 72.6%

South States
State stats for the first name SALEM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 80 1.66 89.3%
Arkansas 19 0.65 71.0%
Delaware 11 1.14 75.3%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 88.3%
Florida 574 2.88 98.8%
Georgia 95 0.94 92.6%
Kentucky 19 0.44 69.4%
Louisiana 60 1.3 84.2%
Maryland 143 2.39 95.8%
Mississippi 27 0.89 75.7%
North Carolina 112 1.12 94.6%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 35.4%
South Carolina 49 1.02 88.6%
Tennessee 36 0.55 85.4%
Texas 587 2.18 97.9%
Virginia 144 1.73 95.0%
West Virginia 27 1.47 72.6%
 

Full Names with SALEM as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SALEM as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SALEM.

The most popular full name is John SALEM. 1.35% of all the people named SALEM have this given name.

There are 869 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SALEM

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John SALEM 1.35%
2 Michael SALEM 1.35%
3 George SALEM 1.23%
4 Joseph SALEM 1.10%
5 Robert SALEM 1.04%
6 David SALEM 0.92%
7 Edward SALEM 0.92%
8 Mohamed SALEM 0.92%
9 James SALEM 0.86%
10 Charles SALEM 0.80%
11 Mary SALEM 0.74%
12 Barbara SALEM 0.68%
13 Patricia SALEM 0.68%
14 Mohammad SALEM 0.55%
15 Samuel SALEM 0.55%
16 Sam SALEM 0.55%
17 Amy SALEM 0.49%
18 Daniel SALEM 0.49%
19 Laura SALEM 0.49%
20 Nancy SALEM 0.49%