Slabbert Surname

45,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Slabbert Surname Definition:

“Herring Fisher” in Old Dutch. From Slabber, old-fashioned herring-boat.

Slabbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,9921:4,929628
England1001:557,18134,216
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Australia571:473,60936,415
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Slabbert (34) may also be a first name.

Slabbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Herring Fisher” in Old Dutch. From Slabber, old-fashioned herring-boat.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Slabbert Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Slabbert Come From? nationality or country of origin

Slabbert is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slabbert? popularity and diffusion

Slabbert is the 45,438th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 638,139 people. Slabbert occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Slabbert are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 34 people.

The surname Slabbert is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 10,992 people, or 1 in 4,929. In South Africa Slabbert is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 31 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Slabbert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Slabbert are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Slabbert earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.44% more than the national average, earning R 424,044 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $54,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slabbaert94310/
Slabberts94176/
Slabberte941/
Slabbeart941/
Slabber931,853/
Slabberd883/
Slobbert881/
Slabbart881/
Clabber803/
Slobber803/
Zillafuerte531/

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