Slaught Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Slaught Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slaught Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Slaught Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slaught is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slaught? popularity and diffusion

Slaught is the 2,020,555th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Slaught reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Slaught is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Slaught is primarily concentrated in: California, where 69 percent reside, Colorado, where 11 percent reside and Oregon, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Slaught Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slaught has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Slaught last name increased 166 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slaught Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Slaught surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Slaught earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36% more than the national average, earning $58,682 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slaughte936/
Slaughts931/
Slaght921,162/
Slught920/
Slaight86474/
Slaughe861/
Claught861/
Sluight860/
Slaghe771/
Schleaght750/
Sleight713,846/
Zlought71328/
Slieght714/
Clought710/
Sloughs710/
Sleights6733/
Sleighet670/
Schloughs631/
Schleight630/
Slaggy6216/
Sleage620/
Sleighs570/
Slax559/
Schlaegd530/
Clagd501/

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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 Slaught
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