Salsa

Salsa Meaning & Origin

About Salsa
The surname Salsa is of Italian origin and is derived from the word "salsa," which means "sauce" in Italian. It is believed to have originated as an occupational name for someone involved in the production or sale of sauces. The surname Salsa may also have been a nickname for someone with a spicy or lively personality, as "salsa" can also mean "spicy" or "sauce-like" in a figurative sense.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Salsa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Salsa: 154
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 113,791
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Salsa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Salsa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SLS
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0420
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AO1 L S AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˈsɑlsə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Salsa in Braille

Here's how to represent Salsa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Salsa in braille

How to sign the name Salsa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Salsa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Salsa in sign language

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