Slaight Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Slaight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slaight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4581:791,39561,115
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Slaight Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slaight is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slaight? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 641,055th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Slaight live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 791,395. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 9 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Slaight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slaight has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slaight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Slaight last name are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Slaight earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $47,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 114.26% more than the national average, earning $106,453 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slight922,032/
Slaght921,162/
Sleight863,846/
Slaught8686/
Slights8668/
Slighte8639/
Sclight8615/
Slieght864/
Sluight860/
Schlight8073/
Sleights8033/
Slaughte806/
Slaughts801/
Sleighet800/
Sillight800/
Sleght7719/
Slighh771/
Slaghe771/
Clight771/
Schleaght750/
Schleight750/
Sleghtz712/
Slaughe711/
Claught711/
Sleighs710/
Schleght674/

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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 Slaight
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