Slingerland Surname

100,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Slingerland Surname User-submission:

The Slingerland surname comes from the Dutch word slinger, which means 'to meander', 'to move in curves'. Slingerland refers to the land with meandering waterways, as in the lowlands of the Netherlands.

Slingerland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,6271:6,428715
United States1,3551:267,49725,163
Canada3671:100,39710,910
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Australia301:899,85754,700
England271:2,063,63279,942
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Wales51:618,90625,852
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:94,5749,673

Slingerland Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Slingerland surname comes from the Dutch word slinger, which means 'to meander', 'to move in curves'. Slingerland refers to the land with meandering waterways, as in the lowlands of the Netherlands.

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Slingerland Last Name Facts

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

Slingerland (Russian: Слингерланд) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Slingerland.

How Common Is The Last Name Slingerland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,994th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,559,167 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Slingerland are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Slingerland is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,627 people, or 1 in 6,428. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 61 percent live, North Holland, where 8 percent live and Utrecht, where 7 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Slingerland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slingerland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Slingerland surname rose 255 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slingerland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Slingerland surname are 1.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.04% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Slingerland earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning R 215,052 per year; in United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $51,617 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slingerlands962/
Slingerlandt962/
Slaingerland961/
Sliengerland961/
Slingerlan952/
Schlingerland921/
Slingerlend9119/
Slengerland910/
Slingarland910/
Slingorland910/

Slingerland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slingerland in the Russian language
Слингерландslingerland-

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