Sliwa Surname

117,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sliwa Surname Definition:

(Polish, Ukranian) Dweller near a plum tree.

Sliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6031:226,11321,849
Poland7691:49,4267,797
Germany4601:175,01220,562
France2881:230,63435,776
England1611:346,07525,095
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Australia591:457,55435,515
Austria531:160,66921,171
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Norway391:131,85317,004
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Śliwa (78) & Šliwa (11) are calculated separately.

Sliwa (33) may also be a first name.

Sliwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Ukranian) Dweller near a plum tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sliwa Last Name Facts

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

Sliwa occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Śliwa or Šliwa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sliwa? popularity and diffusion

Sliwa is the 117,870th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,867,165 people. The surname Sliwa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Sliwa live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sliwa is also the 1,807,719th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 33 people.

The last name Sliwa is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,603 people, or 1 in 226,113. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 33 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States Sliwa occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Sliwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sliwa last name are 6.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.15% registered with the party.

The amount Sliwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.97% more than the national average, earning 467,112 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $48,658 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Śliwa9378/
Šliwa9311/
Slaiwa9168/
Szliwa9145/
Sleiwa918/
Shliwa913/
Sliewa911/
Schliwa83627/
Shliwaz831/
Sliva804,428/
Slewa80411/
Sliwo8082/
Sliba8073/
Slywa8033/
Cliwa803/
Sliwi803/
Sluwa802/
Schliewa7739/
Silliway770/
Slioua73438/
Szliva7325/
Sleewa7320/
Dsliva7320/
Slewah737/
Szliwe737/
Sleawa734/
Shliba732/
Slaiba731/
Shlewa731/
Slhuwa731/
Shliva731/
Chliwa731/
Slejwa731/
Sleiva731/
Slaiwi731/
Sleway731/
Sluway731/
Slivha731/
Slivea731/
Slibaa731/
Jsliva731/
Slewoa731/
Slewat730/
Schliwe6787/
Slivatz6716/
D'Sliva679/
Slehwah676/
Shlieva674/
Sliwech672/
Shliwit671/
Slaywah671/
Sliuvai671/
Slewahy671/
Jslewad671/
Selliwe671/
Shleiba670/

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