Slew Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Slew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
England211:2,653,24194,788
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Slew (37) may also be a first name.

Slew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slew is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,020,555th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Slew reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Slew is also the 1,688,769th most common first name worldwide, held by 37 people.

Slew is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Slew is most prevalent in: Florida, where 54 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 31 percent reside and England, where 24 percent reside.

Slew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Slew last name increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Slew are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Slew earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning $54,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slewe8987/
Sleew8914/
Sliew893/
Shlew891/
Sllew891/
Slw866/
Sellew80210/
Shleew801/
Sillew800/
Schlew800/
Sleb7533/
Sliw7516/
Slev7510/
Slef758/
Shlw756/
Slfe756/
Selw753/
Slww752/
Slyw752/
Slhw751/
Silw751/
Slvw751/
Hslw751/
Saellew731/
Schlewe731/
Schleyw730/
Slife67770/
Sleva67381/
Slaev67245/
Slief67167/
Sloev67118/
Åslev6742/
Sleph6712/
Seelw677/
Jleew677/
Sliev673/
Sleib673/
Sleff672/
Sleab671/
Sleev671/
Sleiv671/
Sleaf671/
Slhwt671/
Sleeb671/
Slaiw671/
Sliwh671/
Soylw671/
Gilew671/
Shlev671/
Chlew670/
Sleif670/
Sleef670/
Sclef670/
Cleew670/

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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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  • 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 Slew
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