How rare is the last name Salem?

8,836 people in the United States have the last name Salem, about 1 in 33,827. It ranks #3,902 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

SALEM

#3,902

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,836
About
1 in 33,827
This common or more
55.6%
Who bears it

Of the 8,836 people with the last name Salem, 83.4% reported their origin as White, 5.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Salem

1 other last name also has 8,836 people.

#3,902 Kohl · 8,836

Either side of Salem

#3,901 Reno · 8,843#3,902 Kohl · 8,836#3,904 Bolen · 8,828#3,904 Slocum · 8,828

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Salem, most common first.

#7,116 Saleem · 4,529#8,209 Salim · 3,864#15,648 Salam · 1,797#19,730 Salemi · 1,367#24,056 Salm · 1,085#47,446 Salom · 482#69,752 Salen · 303#82,881 Salum · 245

Also a first name

As a first name, Salem ranks #3,640 of 53,615, with 5,605 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2023, with 1,174 births. See Salem as a first name

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