Slaven Surname

76,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Slaven Surname Definition:

= Sleven, Slevin, q.v.

Slaven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9701:91,29910,262
Scotland7271:7,3641,120
England5261:105,92811,076
Australia4991:54,1006,651
Samoa2031:955301
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Wales131:238,04114,239
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3471:10,7871,351
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7941:63,2486,907

Slaven (3,871) may also be a first name.

Slaven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Sleven, Slevin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Slaven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slaven (Russian: Славен) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slaven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,889th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,144,221 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Slaven live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 112,814th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 3,871 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,970 people, or 1 in 91,299. In The United States Slaven is most common in: Tennessee, where 11 percent live, Indiana, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 11 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Slaven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slaven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Slaven last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 591 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Slaven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Slaven surname are 21.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Slaven earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning R 216,372 per year; in United States they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $40,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $51,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slavent9215/
Slayven9214/
Slavien921/
Shlaven920/
Slavene920/
Schlaven8645/
Sillaven861/
Slavesen861/
Slavin8311,455/
Sleven83522/
Claven83326/
Sloven83172/
Slavyn83169/
Slawen831/
Slavem830/
Slavenova8033/
Slavina772,740/
Slavyna77200/
Slovenc7780/
Sleavin7759/
Slooven7754/
Slaving7714/
Slavine778/
Slyavin778/
Szlavin777/
Shlavin775/
Slavion771/
Clavean771/
Slavain771/
Clayven771/
Sleiven770/
Sloeven770/
Schlavin7169/
Slyavina713/
Slahavin711/
Slahuenk711/
Selleven711/
Slavitin711/
Schloven711/
Silleven710/
Sillavin710/
Slevin675,726/
Clavin671,758/
Slovin67482/
Cloven67214/
Slowen6780/
Schlawien6716/
Slavinova6715/
Šliavienė6712/
Slovyn677/
Xlavin676/
Slavim674/
Slovenova672/
Jlavin672/
Zleven671/
Clawen671/
Schlavion671/
Clavín671/
Schlavine670/
Gillavein670/

Slaven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slaven in the Russian language
Славенslaven-

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