Slaght Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Slaght Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slaght Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8211:441,48537,938
Canada3341:110,31611,818
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:169,08615,270

Slaght Last Name Facts

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

Slaght occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slaght? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,376th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Slaght are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 821 people, or 1 in 441,485. In The United States Slaght is mostly found in: Michigan, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 29 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Slaght Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slaght has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Slaght surname expanded 276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slaght Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Slaght are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Slaght earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slaight92474/
Slaught9286/
Slaughte866/
Slaughts861/
Sleght8319/
Slaghe831/
Schleaght800/
Sleight773,846/
Slaughe771/
Claught771/
Sluight770/
Sleights7133/
Schleght714/
Sleighet710/
Slaggy6716/
Sleage670/
Schleight670/
Zlought62328/
Sleighs620/
Sloughs620/
Clought620/
Slax609/
Schlaegd570/
Clagd551/
Schloughs531/
Sloggy5063/
Sleige500/

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Slaght Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Slaght
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis