Sleyer Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sleyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sleyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sleyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sleyer (Russian: Слэйер) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sleyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Sleyer reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia Sleyer is mostly found in: Moscow, where 29 percent are found, Kemerovo Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Novgorod Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Russia Sleyer is found in 4 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 17 percent are found and Belarus, where 8 percent are found.

Sleyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sleyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sleyer last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shleyer9211/
Slyer9146/
Sleer916/
Schleyer862,066/
Sloyer83440/
Slayer83241/
Shleer8351/
Sluyer8346/
Sleytr8313/
Slyerr831/
Cleyer831/
Slyyer831/
Shlyer831/
Sleyar830/
Slejer830/
Sellheyer809/
Schlleyer801/
Schleer77578/
Szlejer7759/
Sleiere7723/
Slooyer7718/
Shlayer7710/
Sleiher778/
Shleier776/
Slayher772/
Shleyar771/
Slajeer771/
Sclayer771/
Schleyr770/
Slegger770/
Slier73364/
Slear73205/
Sleur73123/
Sluer7339/
Sloer732/
Slaer731/
Sleir731/
Schleier711,760/
Schlayer71318/
Schleuer7143/
Schloyer7143/
Shleiher7117/
Schlyyer712/
Gilleyer711/
Schluyer710/
Sleire67306/
Clayer67145/
Sclear6794/
Slajer6756/
Shlaer6740/
Slauer6734/
Sellheier6728/
Sléger6717/
Sehlleier6713/
Šleier6712/
Slower6711/
Sloier679/
Släger678/
Slaier674/
Shleir673/
Jlayer672/
Slayar672/
Shlier672/
Sløier672/
Slehár671/
Slawer671/
Slájer671/
Slayor671/
Sliaer671/
Sliyar671/
Sluehr671/
Cloyer671/
Slehar671/
Sláger671/
Shlear670/
Schleiher670/
Slijer670/
Shluer670/
Sleirt670/

Sleyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sleyer in the Russian language
Слэйерslejer-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sleyer
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