Slick Surname

148,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Slick Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) Sleek, Smooth; Cunning [Middle English sli(c)ke, Old English slíc = Old Norse slík-r]

Slick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3871:151,84715,593
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Israel671:127,72613,864
Australia541:499,92037,885
Syria301:643,3675,706
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England101:5,571,806158,774
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
France71:9,488,960336,266
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:90,6479,336

The alternate forms: Şlick (1) are calculated separately.

Slick (223) may also be a first name.

Slick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) Sleek, Smooth; Cunning [Middle English sli(c)ke, Old English slíc = Old Norse slík-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Slick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slick (Arabic: سليك, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as: Şlick. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slick? popularity and diffusion

Slick is the 148,096th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,439,754 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Slick reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Slick is also the 603,623rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 223 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,387 people, or 1 in 151,847. In The United States Slick is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Slick is found in 48 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Slick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slick has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Slick surname are 22.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Slick earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $41,068 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şlick931/
Shlick91216/
Slaick9173/
Sleick9133/
Sclick915/
Slhick911/
Slickx911/
Slickz911/
Slicke910/
Slieck910/
Sloick910/
Slik89828/
Slic89451/
Schlick835,209/
Sellick833,117/
Sillick83310/
Söllick8313/
S'Leick839/
Sluisck830/
Sleoick830/
Slike80338/
Sleik80252/
Sluik80206/
Sluck80146/
Sleck8055/
Slijk8052/
Shlik8049/
Slyck8046/
Sloik8016/
Shlic8015/
Szlik8011/
Slics809/
Sliok808/
Sliks807/
Slikh806/
Slaik805/
Slaic803/
Sliek802/
Zlick801/
Slict800/
Sllic800/
Sclik800/
Schlicke77668/
Schlieck77292/
Schleick7737/
Scellick7735/
Schlaick777/
Schlicks774/
Slickova771/
Slicková771/
Schlickt770/
Sellik73206/
Sillik73196/
Sluijk73176/
Schlic7341/
Schlik7329/
Slikke7321/
Szluck733/
Cllick733/
Slitke733/
Slecke732/
Chlick731/
Slaiks731/
Slyckt731/
Slizke731/
Shlyck731/
Slleck731/
Cluick730/
Slezck730/
Sellic730/
Slueck730/
Sillic730/
Scleck730/
Selleck672,917/
Gillick672,319/
Schluck67677/
Schleck67601/
Slyk67366/
Sluk67364/
Shleikh67251/
Jellick67215/
Clik67151/
Shlikht67122/
Silleck67109/
Šlik6799/
Slek6794/
Zöllick6789/
Schliek6780/
Zellick6738/
Slec6734/
Zillick6725/
Slikova6719/
Schlicková6715/
Schlück6714/
Slicova6712/
Schlict6710/
Zlik679/
Cillick679/
Schlike676/
Åslycke675/
Jlic675/
Sliq675/
Gellick674/
Clic674/
Silligk674/
Selluck672/
Szliske672/
Slig672/
Slyc672/
Slhaikh671/
Sellikh671/
Slix671/
Slikowa671/
Sleikss671/
Sleikšs671/
Schlickova671/
Szlikke671/
Shlecke670/
Cellick670/

Slick Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slick in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻚalsalk-
Slick in the Arabic language
سليكslyk-

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