Slijters Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Slijters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slijters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Slijters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slijters is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Slijters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Slijters live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 208,484. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 64 percent are found, Limburg, where 15 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands Slijters exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 16 percent are found and Suriname, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sluijters94219/
Sliters935/
Sluiters88388/
Sleiters888/
Clijters881/
Slujters881/
Slyters8045/
Šliters801/
Schlitters7817/
Sluyters75163/
Slayters7515/
Sleuters7510/
Slouters751/
Slehters751/
Slauters751/
Clithers750/
Sluetters713/
Jellisters674/
Schletters670/
Cleuters6320/
Clouters630/
Chleters630/
Clethers630/
Clouthers590/

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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 Slijters
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