Slawa Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Slawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Slawa (1,465) may also be a first name.

Slawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slawa is found most in Russia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Slawa are found; 43 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 203,553rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,465 people.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 6,266,220. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 30 percent are found, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Omsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Barring Russia it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Slawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slawa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Slawa last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slaiwa9168/
Sleawa914/
Sliawa913/
Slawah911/
Schlawa8312/
Slaywah831/
Sillawa831/
Sllaway830/
Slaba801,137/
Slawi80920/
Slava80830/
Slewa80411/
Slawy8057/
Slawe8029/
Slawo801/
Slowa801/
Sillaway7780/
Sellaway776/
Siellawa775/
Schlaway770/
Shlawi73149/
Slaeva73142/
Sloway7336/
Slavas7325/
Slaaby7321/
Sleewa7320/
Sclawy7315/
Slaywe7315/
Slabah7312/
Sllava7312/
Slavat7311/
Sleiwa738/
Slewah737/
Slaavi736/
Slabay734/
Slabai732/
Shlewa731/
Clhawa731/
Szlaba731/
Zlawea731/
Sleway731/
Sllowa731/
Slaiwi731/
Slaiba731/
Slatva731/
Slawoo731/
Claway730/
Shlaeva67135/
Sellawi6764/
Slawycz6750/
Schlawe6741/
Sillawi6720/
Sellowa679/
Clayway677/
Slehwah676/
Sellawy675/
Slawych675/
Szlawer672/
Sliavas672/
Chlawad672/
Shlayva671/
Schlava671/
Slaavat671/
Slloway671/
Slyaeva671/
Sillawy671/
Sellava671/
Slewahy671/
Shlawit671/
Slaweit671/
Shlhawi671/
Cllaway670/
Slawood670/
Slavach670/

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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 Slawa
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