Slav Surname

160,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Slav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0741:18,6942,420
Russia5991:240,60625,673
Moldova5091:6,9971,119
Israel3111:27,5173,993
Ukraine501:910,45487,604
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Transnistria351:13,5632,609
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

The alternate forms: Slăv (4) are calculated separately.

Slav (3,722) may also be a first name.

Slav Last Name Facts

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

Slav (Russian: Слав) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Slăv. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,228th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,677,276 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Slav live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 115,438th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,722 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 1,074 people, or 1 in 18,694. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 25 percent are found, Ilfov County, where 23 percent are found and Giurgiu County, where 14 percent are found. Not including Romania this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Moldova, where 19 percent are found.

Slav Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slav has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Slav last name decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slav Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Slav are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Slav earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $44,073 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slăv924/
Slaev89245/
Slavz895/
Slaiv892/
Sllav892/
Slaav891/
Slavs891/
Sliav891/
Slavf891/
Shlaev80192/
Sellav801/
Slaw75625/
Slab75138/
Slov75121/
Slap7561/
Clav7557/
Slev7510/
Slaf757/
Xlav751/
Slavova7311,093/
Shlyaev73278/
Slabová73196/
Slabova73145/
Slavová737/
Slapova732/
Sillaev732/
Shlyatv731/
Slawová731/
Schlaev731/
Slape671,525/
Slapp67293/
Sleap67282/
Slaff67197/
Slova67156/
Sloev67118/
Shlaf6783/
Slaaf6764/
Slaap6756/
Slauf6751/
Shlapova6744/
Åslev6742/
Slapø6722/
Slaupova6721/
Slhov6721/
Chlav6719/
Slaib6715/
Šlavs6712/
Sllov676/
Žlavs674/
Åslöv674/
Sliab673/
Szlaf673/
Slovs673/
Slahw672/
Slaufova672/
Sllaw672/
Shlov672/
Schlavch672/
Sclaf672/
Shlab671/
Slajf671/
Slahf671/
Shlev671/
Slhab671/
Slabt671/
Slaiw671/
Szlab671/
Slabs671/
Sleab671/
Zlaev671/
Slapf671/
Slaub671/
Sleev671/
Sleiv671/
Sliov671/
Sleaf671/
Slowa671/
Shlaw671/
Sclaw670/
Slasp670/
Slaab670/

Slav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slav in the Russian language
Славslav-

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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 Slav
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