Slighton Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Slighton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Slighton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Slighton is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Slighton.

How Common Is The Last Name Slighton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Slighton reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 33 percent reside, California, where 29 percent reside and Texas, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 2 percent reside.

Slighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Slighton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Slighton last name rose 268 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slighton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Slighton are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.

Slighton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sleighton940/
Slightom88248/
Slightan881/
Sleghton880/
Sleightan820/
Sleightom820/
Slightam75121/
Slightham7137/
Sleightam719/
Sleightham670/

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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 Slighton
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