Sling Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sling Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Clever, Dexterous, Expert [Old Norse slyng-r]

Sling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Šling (3) are calculated separately.

Sling (127) may also be a first name.

Sling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Clever, Dexterous, Expert [Old Norse slyng-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sling Last Name Facts

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

Sling is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Šling. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sling? popularity and diffusion

Sling is the 1,252,959th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Sling live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sling is also the 825,494th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 127 people.

The last name Sling is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 99 percent live and Rivers, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Sling is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and The Netherlands, where 11 percent live.

Sling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sling last name declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sling last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sling surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Sling earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šling933/
Slings91343/
Åsling9175/
Slingh9149/
Szling9143/
Sliong9127/
Shling9110/
Slling914/
Sjling913/
Sluing911/
Slin89117/
Slng892/
Selling831,431/
Silling83520/
Schling83344/
Sølling83180/
Slingue8364/
Sölling8347/
Sälling8331/
Sjøling832/
Shlling831/
Hæsling831/
Slinn801,945/
Slink80619/
Slind80448/
Åslin80320/
Cling80197/
Slimn80160/
Sleng8070/
Slyng8062/
Slngh8047/
Slint8021/
Slina8013/
Shlin806/
Slion805/
Jslin804/
Silng803/
Jling803/
Sclin802/
Selng802/
Slinc802/
Xling801/
Slien801/
Sålin801/
Geesling77253/
Soelling7734/
Schlling7731/
Slingova776/
Scilling774/
Sellingh772/
Sielling772/
Suelling771/
Slingsch771/
Sehlling771/
Scelling770/
Sln7532/
Sellin734,210/
Sillin73338/
Shlien7378/
Silngh7349/
Sjølin7330/
Schlin7319/
Sällin7319/
Shlink7312/
Slincx7312/
Szleng7310/
Slinke7310/
Åslien738/
Åsslin735/
Såhlin734/
Slinks733/
Sielng732/
Sclink732/
Sloeng732/
Sølyng732/
Sllina731/
Chling731/
Shlgin731/
Szjlin731/
Selnng731/
Sleung730/
Jhling730/
Clingg730/
Sehelling711/
Slim6715,894/
Schlink672,206/
Gilling672,000/
Clin671,812/
Gelling671,537/
Geeslin671,133/
Zilling67332/
Sillien67300/
Selleng67244/
Slen67180/
Schlien67158/
Jilling67132/
Sellink67132/
Jelling67118/
Zelling6774/
Cilling6765/
Jylling6751/
Scellin6730/
Sellien6726/
Zögling6724/
Gigling6722/
Schleng6721/
Zigling6719/
Sjølien6717/
Slålien6716/
Szlinke6710/
Schllin679/
Schølin678/
Seln677/
Celling676/
Schlingová675/
Zlin675/
Zchling674/
Jlin674/
Schlion674/
Slinova673/
Sjålind673/
Shlinke672/
Jülling672/
Siln672/
Slnd672/
Dsln672/
Slyn671/
Suellin671/
Silleng671/
Scln671/
Slne671/
Slnn671/
Slnq671/
Slnt671/
Slhn671/
Zlng671/
Xlng671/
Clng671/
Gesllin671/
Sillink670/
Schlind670/
Schlinn670/
Sgillin670/

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