Slave Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Slave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4201:47,8045,951
Israel1281:66,8578,331
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Iran921:834,59341,130
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Slave (13,474) may also be a first name.

Slave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slave (Marathi: साळवे, Russian: Славе) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Slave.

How Common Is The Last Name Slave? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 449,465th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. Slave is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Slave are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Slave is also the 50,026th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 13,474 people.

Slave is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 47,804. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Ilfov County, where 42 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 40 percent live and Călărași County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Romania this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent live and Botswana, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slavey91300/
Slaver9193/
Slavei9173/
Slavet9169/
Sclave9124/
Sleave9118/
Slavez9116/
Slaves9114/
Slavie913/
Sllave912/
Shlave911/
Slavets83155/
Sellave8381/
Sillave8356/
Sleaver8333/
Slavett8323/
Sliavey831/
Szlaver831/
Slauver830/
Clave805,740/
Slabe80850/
Slava80830/
Slove80222/
Slive8077/
Sleve8045/
Slavy8045/
Slavi8042/
Slawe8029/
Jlave801/
Sillavee7744/
Szlavecz775/
Slover733,349/
Slabet73885/
Clavey73654/
Sclavi73487/
Sloves73253/
Slabej73232/
Slaibe73159/
Slavis73133/
Slavit73103/
Slabey73100/
Sloove7351/
Slavuj7350/
Slavid7349/
Sleive7346/
Slaber7337/
Slaybe7337/
Slovey7334/
Slavui7329/
Sleeve7320/
Slabei7318/
Clavee7315/
Slaywe7315/
Szlavy7313/
Sclove7312/
Sllava7312/
Slivey739/
Shlive737/
Szlavi737/
Slavoj737/
Slaavi736/
Slavoi736/
Slavio735/
Slampe735/
Slavys735/
Slevey734/
Shleve733/
Sloveh733/
Slaviy732/
Clayve732/
Slavhi732/
Slabie731/
Slavii731/
Slivea731/
Slabje731/
Slaoue731/
Slieve730/
Slovet730/
Sleavy730/
Slaviz730/
Slueve730/
Shlabe730/
Claave730/
Slavych671,294/
Slavich671,117/
Slavish67202/
Slavitt67166/
Schlabe67147/
Schleve67102/
Slotved6759/
Sloover6748/
Schlawe6741/
Schlive6741/
Slooves6740/
Slabets6740/
Szlabey6734/
Szlabej6723/
Sillabe6719/
Sleiver6716/
Slovets679/
Slampea675/
Cellave675/
Sellabe673/
Szlawer672/
Jleaver671/
Schlava671/
Slaibie671/
Sellavi671/
Selleve671/
Slavuić671/
Shlover671/
Slabeer671/
Sillavi671/
Slaybeh671/
Slaweit671/
Shlayva671/
Slaiber670/
Sleover670/
Slouver670/
Silleve670/
Slauber670/

Slave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slave in the Marathi language
साळवेsalave-
Slave in the Russian language
Славеslave-

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