as a Last Name
- 801
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Salmi
Meaning & Origins
Finnish: topographic name from Finnish salmi ‘strait’, a name adopted during the names conversion movement at the end of the 19th century. In America it is sometimes an abbreviation of Salminen.
| 27,956th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 801
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Minnesota
- has the most people named Salmi per capita
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