Sliwka Surname

300,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sliwka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sliwka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3081:261,38127,997
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Poland2591:146,75221,071
Czechia1251:85,06814,250
Australia691:391,24231,907
France591:1,125,809120,603
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Norway201:257,11427,149
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Wales81:386,81619,671
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Śliwka (46) & Šliwka (1) are calculated separately.

Sliwka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sliwka is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Śliwka or Šliwka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sliwka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 300,507th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,760,906 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Sliwka reside; 30 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 30 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Sliwka is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 261,381. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Poland, where 20 percent live.

Sliwka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sliwka surname are 1.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sliwka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning $52,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $54,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Śliwka9446/
Šliwka941/
Szliwka928/
Schliwka86104/
Slivka834,609/
Slifka83895/
Slywka83519/
Slibka8325/
Sliwke839/
Sliwko838/
Slewka833/
Szlifka77257/
Szlivka77216/
Shlifka7757/
Slifkas7723/
Schlifka7198/
Schlivka716/
Schliwke711/
Slyvka675,570/
Slivko671,466/
Slivca67855/
Slifko67398/
Schliffka6760/
Slevka6724/
Slivki6724/
Slibko6723/
Schliefka6713/
Slívka677/
Sluvka677/
Zlivka674/
Slifca672/
Slifke671/
Šlifka671/
Slefka671/

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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 Sliwka
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