Slate Surname
Approximately 9,060 people bear this surname
Slate Surname Definition:
A variant of Slett, q.v.
Slate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,760 | 1:46,709 | 5,676 |
| England | 292 | 1:190,815 | 16,913 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Romania | 175 | 1:114,731 | 12,785 |
| Lebanon | 173 | 1:32,584 | 3,256 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Nicaragua | 69 | 1:87,262 | 1,778 |
| Japan | 49 | 1:2,609,067 | 31,334 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Syria | 34 | 1:567,677 | 5,483 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 246 | 1:99,087 | 10,036 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,178 | 1:42,630 | 4,972 |
Slate (201) may also be a first name.
Slate Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Slett, q.v.
An Edinburgh surname. Perhaps from Sleat, a parish of Inverness-shire. 2. Slait or slate, slovenly and dirty, Jamieson.
From Bleat or Slate, in the Isle of Wight.
William Salate, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Robert, William Seled, Engl. c. 1272. Hence the name Sleath.
Slate Demographics
Slate Political Affiliation
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Slate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Slate (Arabic: سليت) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Slate? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 56,010th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 804,365 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Slate live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 639,077th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 201 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 7,760 people, or 1 in 46,709. In The United States Slate is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 11 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.
Slate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Slate has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Slate Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Slate last name is primarily Druze (96%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Slate are 14.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.99% being registered with the political party.
The amount Slate earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.22% less than the national average, earning R 149,196 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.44% less than the national average, earning $16,245,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $40,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.55% less than the national average, earning $45,934 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Slate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Slate in the Arabic language | ||
| سليت | slyt | - |
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