Sloboda Surname

80,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Sloboda Surname User-submission:

The surname Slobodyanyuk stems from the Serbo-Croatian word sloboda, meaning 'freedom'. The suffix -yuk is a Ukrainian patronymic, meaning that the last name is passed down from the father. This makes the last name masculine.

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Sloboda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,5281:29,7924,311
Slovakia1,2471:4,279276
United States7921:457,65039,105
Brazil5471:391,36114,947
Russia5191:277,69428,846
Canada2861:128,83113,423
Serbia2281:31,3373,345
Belarus1961:48,4758,271
Czechia1741:61,11210,234
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Bosnia and Herzegovina831:42,6075,763
Kazakhstan581:304,87125,574
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Austria351:243,29828,936
England321:1,741,18971,393
Latvia301:68,33510,134
France301:2,214,091176,965
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Israel141:611,26042,949
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sloboda (381) may also be a first name.

Sloboda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Slobodyanyuk stems from the Serbo-Croatian word sloboda, meaning 'freedom'. The suffix -yuk is a Ukrainian patronymic, meaning that the last name is passed down from the father. This makes the last name masculine. The last name can be translated as 'son of freedom'.

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Sloboda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sloboda (Russian: Слобода) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sloboda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,377th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,202,367 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Sloboda live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 35 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 444,187th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 381 people.

The last name Sloboda is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,528 people, or 1 in 29,792. In Ukraine it is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 41 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 12 percent live and Rivne Oblast, where 11 percent live. Aside from Ukraine Sloboda is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Sloboda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sloboda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sloboda last name expanded 13,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sloboda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sloboda last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Sloboda earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $50,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szloboda931,226/
Slobodda933/
Sloboida931/
Slloboda931/
Slobodash888/
Sleboda86513/
Slaboda86208/
Slobody8664/
Slobada8638/
Sluboda8618/
Słoboda869/
Slobodo861/
Slobodi861/
Szlaboda8028/
Sloboder8021/
Slabodas802/
Sleboida801/
Slobodoy801/
Slobodich7538/
Slobodych7516/
Slobodets751/
Slabada7175/
Šleboda7124/
Śleboda7113/
Slovada711/
Slabuda710/
Slabody710/
Slaboder6711/
Slabodich6340/
Slabodych638/
Slavoudi5324/
Cloobadi531/

Sloboda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sloboda in the Russian language
Слободаsloboda-

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