Slava Surname

418,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Latvia

Slava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4561:99,83014,314
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Latvia721:28,4734,366
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Israel111:777,96750,646
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
England61:9,286,343223,652
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Sláva (126) are calculated separately.

Slava (52,915) may also be a first name.

Slava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slava (Arabic: سُلافا, Georgian: სლავა, Marathi: सलवा) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sláva. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 418,547th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,780,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Slava reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Slava is also the 17,645th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 52,915 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 99,830. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 77 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Rivne Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Latvia, where 9 percent reside.

Slava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Slava surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Slava earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 56.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,456 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.67% less than the national average, earning R 167,136 per year and in United States they earn 23.01% less than the national average, earning $33,220 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sláva93126/
Slaeva91142/
Slavas9125/
Sllava9112/
Slavat9111/
Slatva911/
Shlaeva83135/
Sliavas832/
Schlava831/
Slaavat831/
Slyaeva831/
Sellava831/
Shlayva831/
Slavach830/
Slaba801,137/
Slave80757/
Clava80555/
Sleva80381/
Slova80156/
Slawa8047/
Slavy8045/
Slavi8042/
Slavo8041/
Zlava8025/
Shlyaeva77231/
Shlyavas7718/
Slaschva771/
Slavault770/
Sclavo73750/
Sclavi73487/
Slavey73300/
Sloeva73202/
Slavis73133/
Sleeva73118/
Slavit73103/
Slaver7393/
Slavei7373/
Slavet7369/
Slaiwa7368/
Slavuj7350/
Slavid7349/
Slabas7335/
Slavui7329/
Sclave7324/
Slaaby7321/
Sleave7318/
Slampa7318/
Slabat7318/
Slavez7316/
Slaves7314/
Szlavy7313/
Slabah7312/
Zlavas7312/
Slavos739/
Szlavi737/
Slavoj737/
Slovas736/
Slaavi736/
Slavoi736/
Slavio735/
Slavys735/
Slabay734/
Sleawa734/
Shlova733/
Sliawa733/
Slavie733/
Slavou733/
Slaviy732/
Clavau732/
Sleyva732/
Slabai732/
Slavhi732/
Sllave732/
Clavay731/
Clavha731/
Slavii731/
Slawah731/
Sloova731/
Zhlava731/
Slaiba731/
Slgova731/
Sleiva731/
Slevaș731/
Sllova731/
Szlaba731/
Shlave731/
Clavah730/
Slovay730/
Sleavy730/
Slaviz730/
Schlavach716/
Schlavath711/
Slabeyova711/
Slavych671,294/
Slavich671,117/
Slabach67516/
Shleeva67371/
Slavish67202/
Slavitt67166/
Slavets67155/
Sellave6781/
Sillave6756/
Šliavas6739/
Slabash6733/
Sleaver6733/
Shloeva6727/
Slavett6723/
Sillaba6714/
Schlawa6712/
Silleva6711/
Sillova676/
Slampea675/
Schlaba674/
Sillavo673/
Schlavo673/
Sellova672/
Slabaus671/
Sliavey671/
Sellavi671/
Selleva671/
Slavuić671/
Sillawa671/
Slaywah671/
Sillavi671/
Szlaver671/
Slaabad671/
Slaampa671/
Slauver670/
Slovach670/
Sllaway670/
Slavous670/

Slava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slava in the Georgian language
სლავაslava-
Slava in the Marathi language
सलवाsalava-
Slava in the Arabic language
سُلافاsulafa-
سلافاslafa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Slava
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