Slegers Surname

112,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Slegers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slegers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,0851:5,514664
Netherlands1,2931:13,0601,902
Australia3571:75,6188,847
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Canada761:484,81041,569
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
England71:7,959,723202,100
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Slégers (2) are calculated separately.

Slegers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slegers is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Slégers. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slegers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,340th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,766,678 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Slegers live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 2,085 people, or 1 in 5,514. In Belgium Slegers is most common in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Belgium Slegers occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Slegers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Slegers surname are 31.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78% registered with the party.

The amount Slegers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $55,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slégers952/
Sleegers931,039/
Slengers932/
Sleghers932/
Sleggers932/
Sledgers932/
Slagers86188/
Slesers8677/
Slejers861/
Slegars861/
Slingers801,673/
Sliggers80111/
Sleijers8017/
Sleicers801/
Slessers801/
Slaggers800/
Slisers7114/
Šlesers712/
Silzers711/
Zilgers711/
Selgars711/
Slizers710/
Gilgers710/
Zielgers673/
Sellsers672/
Gillgers670/
Zilligers633/
Schlichers5921/
Zelcers574/
Šlisers572/
Gilgirs570/
Gilghirst501/

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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 Slegers
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