Slapp Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Slapp Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Slappi; from the German, Schlappe; from the Flemish, Sleyp; a personal name.

Slapp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1311:206,07420,044
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England701:795,97243,050
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Slapp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Slappi; from the German, Schlappe; from the Flemish, Sleyp; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Slapp Last Name Facts

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

Slapp occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slapp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 908,336th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Slapp are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Slapp is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 206,074. In Australia Slapp is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 59 percent are found, Queensland, where 21 percent are found and Western Australia, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 24 percent are found.

Slapp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Slapp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Slapp last name increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slapp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Slapp last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

Slapp earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.28% more than the national average, earning $57,942 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slappe9153/
Slapps911/
Slap8961/
Schlapp831,037/
Clapp8015,880/
Slape801,525/
Sleap80282/
Slaap8056/
Slapø8022/
Slopp802/
Zlapp801/
Slapf801/
Slasp800/
Schlapps7778/
Schlappe7749/
Sla75541/
Szlaps7349/
Slaphe732/
Shlyap732/
Schlap732/
Clyapp731/
Claapp731/
Chlapp731/
Dclapp731/
Szlopp731/
Shllap731/
Sloppe730/
Shleap730/
Schleappe7111/
Slah6712,203/
Slaa678,331/
Slay675,673/
Slas673,363/
Slav672,722/
Slat67916/
Clap67367/
Slad67323/
Slop67191/
Slea67177/
Slab67138/
Schlaps67136/
Sloa67116/
Sıla67103/
Slai6779/
Slaj6733/
Slau6732/
Schlape6730/
Shla6728/
Slaz6723/
Schlaup6721/
Slya6720/
Šlap6717/
Schlaap6713/
Slia6712/
Cellapp6710/
Slla676/
Søla676/
Gillapp675/
S'La675/
Slha675/
Scla673/
Hsla673/
Sæla673/
Shlyopp672/
Jlap672/
Slapova672/
Jsla671/
Schlopp671/
Dsla671/
Xlap671/
Zlap671/
Szla671/
Schlaph670/
Sleippe670/
Schlapf670/

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