Last name Salmela (Salmela 
, Салмела 
) , in the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Salmela is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Finland, where it is a common surname, Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Estonia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Finland, the United States, and Latvia.
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| Salmela | Germany, Sweden, Finland, United States, Latvia |
| Салмела | Russia, Ukraine |
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hugo salmela Red Guard military leader in the 1918 Finnish Civil War, FI (b. 1884) |
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alfred salmela FI (b. 1897) |
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| a. salmela Finnish poet, FI (b. 1862) |
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| eino salmela Finnish actor, FI (b. 1878) |
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| marja salmela FI (b. 1875) |
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leena salmela Finnish painter, FI (b. 1941) |
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heikki salmela Finnish business executive, FI (b. 1946) |
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| voitto salmela Finnish painter, FI (b. 1900) |
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tommi salmela Finnish singer, FI (b. 1969) |
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| eero salmela Finnish lieutenant general (1920-1999), FI (b. 1920) |
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| väinö salmela FI (b. 1915) |
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| aarno salmela FI (b. 1916) |
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| aaro salmela Finnish journalist, FI (b. 1928) |
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alexandra salmela Slovak-Finnish writer, FI (b. 1980) |
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anssi salmela ice hockey player, FI (b. 1984) |
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