How common is the surname Salva?

1,474 people in the United States had the surname Salva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,461 Americans. It ranked 18,660th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Salva?

In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Salva identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Salva?

Victor Salva, American film director.

Where is the surname Salva most common?

Wikidata records people named Salva in the United States.

Is the surname Salva getting more or less common?

More common. 1,329 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,474 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Salva

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,474 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Salva is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish, of Portuguese origin.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,474 people named Salva in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,461 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,329.

#18,660

rank among US surnames

1,474

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,975)

Who is named Salva

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

50% of people named Salva identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28%
Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
Two or more races 3.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Salvas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Victor Salva
American film director, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Salva

Salva has the Soundex code S410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S410.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Salva come from?: From Spanish, of Portuguese origin.
How common is the surname Salva?: 1,474 people in the United States had the surname Salva in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,461 Americans. It ranked 18,660th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Salva?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Salva identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Salva?: Victor Salva, American film director.
Where is the surname Salva most common?: Wikidata records people named Salva in the United States.
Is the surname Salva getting more or less common?: More common. 1,329 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,474 in 2010, up 11%.