Sloam Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sloam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sloam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England241:2,321,58686,519
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Sloam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sloam is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sloam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sloam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Sloam occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Sloam live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sloam is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Sloam is primarily found in: New York, where 50 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and Alabama, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States Sloam is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent reside and Liberia, where 12 percent reside.

Sloam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sloam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sloam last name fell 68 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sloam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sloam surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Sloam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.16% less than the national average, earning $26,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sloame914/
Sloan8082,104/
Slaom800/
Sloane7311,156/
Shloan73563/
Sloand7369/
Sloant733/
Slohan733/
Sloann732/
Sloain731/
Schloan671/
Cloyiam671/
Sloandt670/
Slaon6049/
Jloan603/
Sloán601/
Clohan55109/
Sloyon5543/
Slaone558/
Cloțan554/
Zloane551/
Clouan551/
Chloane5019/
Clahoum502/
Cloahan501/
Chlohan501/

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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 Sloam
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