Slaters Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Slaters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slaters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Slaters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slaters is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slaters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,484,726th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Slaters live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Slaters is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 497,043. In South Africa Slaters is most common in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Slaters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slaters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Slaters surname increased 867 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slaters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Slaters surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Slaters earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 31.69% less than the national average, earning R 162,324 per year and in United States they earn 38.23% less than the national average, earning $26,654 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slayters9315/
Slatters933/
Slahters932/
Slauters931/
Slathers931/
Slators860/
Sluiters80388/
Slooters8040/
Sleuters8010/
Sleiters808/
Slothers801/
Slouters801/
Slehters801/
Clatters800/
Schlachters781/
Cloters711/
Schlotters711/
Schletters710/
Slotorsz6712/
Clothers677/
Clouters670/
Clotheirs631/
Clouthers630/

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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
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  • 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 Slaters
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