Salumets
Appearance
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Language(s) | Estonian |
Meaning | "grove forest" |
Region of origin | Estonia |
Salumets is an Estonian surname meaning "grove forest"; a compound of salu (grove/coppice) and mets (forest). As of 1 January 2021, 161 men and 197 women have the surname Salumets in Estonia. Salumets ranks 421st for men and 355th for women in the distribution of surnames within the country.[1] The surname is most commonly found in Lääne County, where 6.81 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name.[1]
Notable people bearing the surname Salumets include:
- Andres Salumets (born 1971), biologist and biochemist
- Jaak Salumets (born 1949), basketball player
- Vello Salumets (born 1950), musician, music historian, critic, and translator
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nimede statistika. Salumets. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.