Slate Surname

56,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Slate Surname Definition:

A variant of Slett, q.v.

Slate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7601:46,7095,676
England2921:190,81516,913
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Romania1751:114,73112,785
Lebanon1731:32,5843,256
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Nicaragua691:87,2621,778
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Australia461:586,86342,409
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Syria341:567,6775,483
Wales141:221,03813,576
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
India71:109,580,769786,157
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malta41:107,5681,849
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Belize11:355,4743,977
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1781:42,6304,972

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Edinburgh surname. Perhaps from Sleat, a parish of Inverness-shire. 2. Slait or slate, slovenly and dirty, Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bleat or Slate, in the Isle of Wight.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

William Salate, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Robert, William Seled, Engl. c. 1272. Hence the name Sleath.

The Norman People (1874)

Slate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slate (Arabic: سليت) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slate? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,010th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 804,365 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Slate reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 639,077th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 201 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 7,760 people, or 1 in 46,709. In The United States Slate is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, Virginia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Slate is found in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

Slate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slate has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Slate last name increased 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Druze (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Slate are 14.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.99% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slater9196,073/
Slates91865/
Slatte919/
Slathe914/
Sleate912/
Slatee911/
Slatie911/
Sladte911/
Sliate911/
Slaite910/
Slayte910/
Slatey910/
Slaute910/
Slat89916/
Slatter834,512/
Slayter83816/
Slauter83390/
Sleater83358/
Schlate8344/
Slather8336/
Shlater8332/
Slahter8332/
Slaiter8326/
Slaiteh8324/
Sellate8317/
Slaatte8310/
Slatest838/
Slattie837/
Slateer834/
Slattey833/
Slaster833/
Szlater832/
Slajter831/
Slajute831/
Sleathe831/
Sillate831/
Slaitei831/
Slatthe831/
Scleate830/
Slathey830/
Slaater830/
Zlate802,017/
Slote80572/
Sleat80505/
Slats80354/
Slatt80253/
Slata80185/
Slaat8075/
Clate8074/
Slati8057/
Slait8039/
Slete8030/
Slhat8024/
Slyat806/
Slaty805/
Jslat804/
Hslat804/
Sslat804/
Sliat804/
S'Lat804/
Shlat803/
Slath802/
Slite801/
Slaut801/
Slaht801/
Sllat801/
Slayt800/
Slachter77223/
Schlatte77200/
Slaasted7782/
Szlajter7753/
Sliauter7730/
Slauther7714/
Sleaster7710/
Slauhter776/
Shlauter775/
Shlatter773/
Slauthte771/
Sleather771/
Sloyater771/
Schlates770/
Slautter770/
Slayster770/
Slaisted770/
Schlatge770/
Shleater770/
Slatther770/
Slaats731,812/
Sleath73987/
Slauta73770/
Slotte73766/
Slette73601/
Sellat73570/
Zlatea73404/
Sloter73253/
Shlata73217/
Sillat73196/
Sloote73168/
Slatch73106/
Slahta7360/
Slotea7348/
Zlater7341/
Slatta7331/
Shlatz7328/
Clatte7327/
Zlaite7323/
Slaith7318/
Schlat7315/
Slasti7313/
Shlyat7311/
Sladts7311/
Slatis7310/
Slatts739/
Jlatee738/
Sleete735/
Sleite735/
Slaiti735/
Slätte735/
Shladt735/
Szlaty735/
Jslatt734/
Slatai734/
Sleatt734/
Slatty733/
Slauth733/
Clayte733/
Zlates733/
Slaatz732/
Slaitz732/
Zlateu732/
Slihte732/
Slacht732/
Slatti732/
Slotje732/
Szlata732/
Xlhate732/
Chlate731/
Sladta731/
Slaits731/
Slatha731/
Slatiy731/
Sleats731/
Sloute731/
Sloteh731/
Jlatea731/
Zlatie731/
Slaita731/
Slitei731/
Slötte731/
Slotes730/
Sleote730/
Slathy730/
Slayht730/
Slaths730/
Slauty730/
Slotey730/
Slattz730/
Sloete730/
Slothe730/
Schlather71279/
Schlachte7171/
Shlachter7149/
Slauthter7111/
Schlajter717/
Slahyhter715/
Slauchter713/
Schladter713/
Schlahter711/
Schlaiter711/
Schlattie711/
Shlaither711/
Silliatte711/
Schllater710/
Schliater710/
Schlattes710/
Schlaster710/
Slot677,284/
Sluiter673,353/
Sellote671,726/
Schlote671,639/
Sluyter671,306/
Schlaht67675/
Sillote67430/
Slotter67385/
Šlat67384/
Slad67323/
Schladt67289/
Slooter67282/
Zlat67241/
Schlatt67229/
Slottje67212/
Slatova67153/
Sleiter67138/
Schlatz67112/
Slother67104/
Slethei6760/
Slaatta6759/
Slatich6758/
Sleyter6749/
Schlaut6731/
Szlacht6731/
Sleuter6727/
Slottet6723/
Gillate6722/
Schlata6721/
Sloster6719/
Shlyats6715/
Slosted6713/
Slottee6711/
Clat679/
Slaweta676/
Slhauta675/
Zlatech675/
Chliate674/
Šlajter673/
Shliats673/
Jlat673/
Slottie672/
Sleites672/
Schliauter672/
Slouter672/
Sellete672/
Slätter672/
Szlahta672/
Shlyadt671/
Chlhate671/
Clattee671/
Xlat671/
Schlite671/
Šlahter671/
Slathai671/
Slathha671/
Slattuy671/
Sllatha671/
Slyatih671/
Shlataj671/
Chlateh671/
Jlatteh671/
Zlatesh671/
Shlatti671/
Sillete671/
Silliat671/
Slaaits671/
Zellate671/
Ssslast671/
Cellate671/
Schlatteer670/
Schlait670/
Sleetey670/
Schlayhter670/
Slottes670/
Clattei670/
Schlazt670/
Chlater670/
Schlath670/

Slate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slate in the Arabic language
سليتslyt-

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