Slavin Surname

45,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Slavin Surname Definition:

= Sleven, Slevin, q.v.

Slavin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9961:60,4507,104
Russia1,8591:77,5279,886
Australia1,0311:26,1843,564
England7401:75,2958,539
Scotland3591:14,9131,881
Canada3291:111,99311,960
Argentina1931:221,46818,222
Belarus1321:71,97811,674
Northern Ireland1151:16,0442,139
Germany821:981,77468,040
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Ireland721:65,4024,223
Israel571:150,13415,774
Croatia561:75,51113,210
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Austria151:567,69652,281
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
France91:7,380,302306,885
Wales71:442,07621,198
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3391:13,0671,743
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Scotland871:43,0253,165
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8021:62,6176,845

Slavin (120) may also be a first name.

Slavin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Sleven, Slevin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Sléibíh The name of a branch Of the Cenél Eoghain in Ulster. Some families of the; name settled in Co. Westmeath in the seventeenth.

century. MIF 219

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Sléibíh The name of a branch Of the Cenél Eoghain in Ulster. Some families of the; name settled in Co. Westmeath in the seventeenth.

century. MIF 219

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Cloak” (of Slavonian origin). Already so called in Middle Ages in England and elsewhere.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Russian) The son of Slav, a pet form of Jaroslav (strong, glorious).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a female ancestor) Slavin, or Slovin, means “descended from Slawa,” the Polish name that means “glory.” In Yiddish this Polish word became Slava, Slova, Sluva, or Sliva.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Slavin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slavin (Russian: Славин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slavin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,305th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 636,189 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Slavin reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 852,104th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 120 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,996 people, or 1 in 60,450. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Slavin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Slavin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Slavin last name rose 748 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 698 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 413 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 79 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slavin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland, Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Slavin last name are 1.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Slavin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.05% more than the national average, earning R 454,008 per year; in United States they earn 19.23% more than the national average, earning $51,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.56% more than the national average, earning $64,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slavina922,740/
Sleavin9259/
Slaving9214/
Slavine928/
Slyavin928/
Szlavin927/
Shlavin925/
Slavion921/
Slavain921/
Slavien921/
Schlavin8669/
Slyavina863/
Slahavin861/
Slavitin861/
Sillavin860/
Slaven836,369/
Slevin835,726/
Clavin831,758/
Slovin83482/
Slavyn83169/
Xlavin836/
Slavim834/
Jlavin832/
Slavinova8015/
Schlavion801/
Schlavine800/
Slavyna77200/
Slovina7742/
Shlevin7727/
Slabine7726/
Slawion7720/
Slavent7715/
Slayven7714/
Chlavin7713/
Sclovin774/
Sloevin771/
Sloving771/
Shlaven770/
Slavene770/
Schlaven7145/
Schlevin712/
Sllovina711/
Sellevin711/
Sillaven711/
Slavesen711/
Gillavin710/
Sleven67522/
Claven67326/
Sloven67172/
Clovin6797/
Slavenova6733/
Schlawien6716/
Šliavienė6712/
Slovyn677/
Zlovin676/
Clavín671/
Slawen671/
Sellabain671/
Zlavinova671/
Gillavein670/
Slavem670/

Slavin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slavin in the Russian language
Славинslavin-

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