Slightam Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Slightam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slightam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Slightam Last Name Facts

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

Slightam is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slightam? popularity and diffusion

Slightam is the 1,649,806th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Slightam reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States Slightam is most prevalent in: California, where 23 percent are found, Washington, where 15 percent are found and Arizona, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Slightam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slightam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Slightam surname rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slightam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Slightam last name is principally Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Slightam surname are 37.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the political party.

Slightam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.57% more than the national average, earning $52,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slightham9437/
Sleightam949/
Slieghtam941/
Sleightham890/
Slightom88248/
Slightan881/
Sleightan820/
Sleightom820/
Slighthome781/
Slighton7552/
Sleighthome741/
Sleighton710/
Sleghton630/

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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
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  • 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 Slightam
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