Salmela is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution
editAs of 2014, 81.1% of all known bearers of the surname Salmela were residents of Finland (frequency 1:1,061), 9.0% of the United States (1:628,263), 4.4% of Sweden (1:35,293), 2.4% of Estonia (1:8,638) and 1.2% of Australia (1:316,985).jk
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,061) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Central Ostrobothnia (1:289)
- 2. Lapland (1:290)
- 3. North Ostrobothnia (1:466)
- 4. Central Finland (1:839)
- 5. Pirkanmaa (1:1,035)
People
edit- Anssi Salmela (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey defenceman
- Hugo Salmela (1884–1918), Red Guard military leader
- Jukka Salmela (born 1958), Finnish speedskater
- Martta Salmela-Järvinen (1892–1987), Finnish politician and author
- Minna Salmela (born 1971), Finnish swimmer
- Saku Salmela (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey defenceman
See also
edit- Art Centre Salmela in Finland
References
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