Slez Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Slez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1111:410,11449,291
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Sléz (22), Šlez (10) & Šléz (12) are calculated separately.

Slez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slez (Russian: Слез) is found most in Ukraine. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sléz, Šlez or Šléz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Slez occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Slez live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Slez is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 410,114. In Ukraine Slez is most frequent in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 43 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 17 percent live and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 17 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Slez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Slez last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Slez surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Slez earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $42,419 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sléz9222/
Šlez9210/
Sledz891,262/
Shlez8935/
Sleze8924/
Sliez896/
Sletz894/
Slezs892/
Sleez891/
Sle8676/
Slz8610/
Šléz8312/
Sellez80234/
Sleisz80146/
Schlez8038/
Shletz8022/
Shleze809/
Sleutz809/
Sillez802/
Sleitz800/
Slettz800/
Sleh759,182/
Slee755,254/
Selz751,479/
Silz75992/
Sled75845/
Sæle75778/
Sliz75697/
Sles75555/
Slea75177/
Slie75150/
Sley75147/
Sülz75114/
Slep75109/
Slet7599/
Slej7591/
Slyz7584/
Sler7535/
Slec7534/
Slíz7534/
Sleu7530/
Clez7519/
Slex7517/
Åsle7517/
Slei756/
Slle754/
Sllz754/
Shle753/
Slzc752/
Slzh752/
Slse751/
Sleć751/
Sleš751/
Dsle751/
Ssle751/
Scle751/
Shlz751/
Slce751/
Sjlz751/
Slze751/
Slzj751/
Slzp751/
Sltz751/
Sxle751/
Sxlz751/
Szlz751/
Xlez751/
Jlez751/
Jslz751/
Schletz73486/
Selliez73258/
Slezova73148/
Siellez73139/
Schledz7373/
Slezová7359/
Schleiz7310/
Schliez731/
Szleisz731/
Slettze730/
Selle6710,233/
Sleep673,458/
Sleet671,646/
Seltz671,249/
Slizh671,121/
Sledd671,068/
Sille671,001/
Sleat67505/
Slisz67489/
Shley67432/
Sless67331/
Sleap67282/
Sledź67259/
Slead67208/
Slysz67205/
Sölle67169/
Shlee67157/
Gilez67155/
Shlei6779/
Slyzh6779/
Slesh6765/
Sülle6763/
Siltz6760/
Sæhle6760/
Schletze6760/
Slett6759/
Sälle6758/
Sültz6756/
Schleetz6753/
Slice6751/
Slaes6750/
Åslie6746/
Sleed6743/
Shles6741/
Schleusz6740/
Sleit6740/
Schleisz6740/
Slets6736/
Schle6736/
Shled6735/
Slieh6734/
Slepp6733/
Sleyp6730/
Zletz6727/
Sleyt6724/
Sältz6722/
Szlec6721/
Slejs6721/
Sleys6720/
Saelz6720/
Sehlz6718/
Sleis6718/
Slleh6718/
Slezhova6715/
Cleaz6715/
Sleyd6714/
Slitz6714/
Schlz6714/
Sellz6713/
Sleph6712/
Sølie6712/
Selcz6711/
Slese6711/
Schleitz6711/
Soelz6710/
Slees6710/
Schlietz6710/
Šleze678/
Shliz678/
Slise678/
Szles678/
Slies677/
Sildz677/
Szler677/
Sleer676/
Sluiz676/
Slley676/
Sleex676/
Sælle675/
Slizs674/
Slech674/
Jsler674/
Shlet674/
Shzle674/
Sller673/
Silsz673/
Shlep673/
Sclee673/
Sliey673/
Ssleh673/
Slaiz672/
Sledc672/
Scles672/
Hsler672/
Sleas672/
Ssles672/
Sletc672/
Sleuh672/
Sølje672/
Zsler671/
Scelz671/
Scilz671/
Sclea671/
Scley671/
Scliz671/
Sloiz671/
Shlle671/
Seldz671/
Zilez671/
Slles671/
Sllei671/
Shler671/
Sleds671/
Sleże671/
Slioz671/
Slehy671/
Sletø671/
Släsz671/
Slízs671/
Szlei671/
Szleś671/
Szliz671/
Szlíz671/
Schlettz671/
Sllee671/
Sleid671/
Xslex671/
Jlezh671/
Clesz670/
Hsley670/
Sleus670/
Slehs670/
Shltz670/
Saelleiz670/
Sloes670/
Slerr670/

Slez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slez in the Russian language
Слезslez-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Slez
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