Sloman Surname

181,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sloman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Solomon' one of the many variants of this once popular font-name; v. Salman.

1571. Married — George Slovenian and Agnes Humfreye: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1601.

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Sloman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8501:426,42236,874
England8121:68,6187,931
Australia2631:102,64511,557
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Wales661:46,8874,434
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6201:39,3155,018
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Sloman (19) may also be a first name.

Sloman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Solomon' one of the many variants of this once popular font-name; v. Salman.

1571. Married — George Slovenian and Agnes Humfreye: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1601. Robert Slowman, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1663. George Boraston and Elizabeth Slowman: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1678. Antony Sloroan and Rachell Smith: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Slowman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Jewish disguise of the personal name Soloman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lower thinks this is a disguise of the Jewish name Solomon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

One of the commissioners for the county in Cromwell's time bore the name of Sleeman (P.). Thomas Sleman, of St. Hilary, emigrated to the West Indies in 1634 (Hotten's "American Emigrants").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sloman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sloman (Arabic: سلومان, Russian: Сломан) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sloman? popularity and diffusion

Sloman is the 181,039th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,098,446 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Sloman are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 850 people, or 1 in 426,422. In The United States Sloman is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Sloman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sloman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sloman last name grew 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sloman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sloman surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Sloman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77% more than the national average, earning R 420,612 per year; in United States they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning $49,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slotman92705/
Slosman9292/
Shloman9244/
Slomann9230/
Sloiman923/
Slomane922/
Sloyman921/
Slooman920/
Slohman920/
Scloman920/
Slomman920/
Sloeman920/
Slootman86226/
Schloman8699/
Shlosman8651/
Slotmann8621/
Szlosman8613/
Sloomant869/
Slomatin867/
Sclomann862/
Slosmann861/
Slosmane861/
Slothman861/
Slottman860/
Shlomann860/
Slohmann860/
Selloman860/
Sleman833,140/
Sluman831,046/
Slaman83803/
Cloman83362/
Slomon83138/
Zloman8314/
Slomam830/
Schlomann80586/
Schloeman80151/
Schlosman8058/
Schloyman803/
Szlosmann801/
Shleosman800/
Slottmann800/
Sleeman774,219/
Slamang77329/
Sluiman77179/
Slamman77122/
Slamane7755/
Slatman7750/
Slamann7719/
Szleman7714/
Shlaman7713/
Sleuman7711/
Sliuman7710/
Slutman7710/
Slasman779/
Slaeman778/
Slemaan776/
Slahman776/
Slamand775/
Clooman774/
Sliaman774/
Shleman773/
Shluman772/
Slemann772/
Slamant772/
Clomann772/
Cloyman771/
Slehman771/
Sloemon771/
Slusman771/
Shlomon771/
Slamaan771/
Slomeun771/
Slamhan771/
Slommon770/
Slemman770/
Schlotmann751,452/
Schlottman75709/
Schloemann75201/
Schlohmann7525/
Schloymann7518/
Shlomanova754/
Schlosmann752/
Shlottmann750/
Schlaman71260/
Selleman71235/
Sillaman71215/
Schleman71169/
Silleman71117/
Slattman7183/
Schlothmann7147/
Sluitman7145/
Schlodtmann7121/
Sluytman7117/
Cloumann7112/
S'Leïman719/
Sluisman716/
Sluimann716/
Sellaman714/
Sliamane714/
Slammang712/
Schluman712/
Slyuyman711/
Jelloman711/
Gelloman711/
Schlottmain711/
Sclhuman711/
Slamatin711/
Ssleeman711/
Shlahman711/
Slheeman711/
Slasmand710/
Slathman710/
Slautman710/
Schlamann67579/
Claman67535/
Slamon67369/
Slamam67298/
Zlaman67171/
Schlömann67158/
Slemon67141/
Sillemann67104/
Schlatman6780/
Schlemann6777/
Zlomanova6776/
Clomon6771/
Slomonova6727/
Sluijtman6723/
Schleeman6719/
Sellemann6718/
Schlämann6710/
Slomom675/
Silliaman673/
Schlasman673/
Cluman672/
Schlehman672/
Chlottman672/
Zleman672/
Schlusman671/
Slamom671/
Schlaeman671/
Schlumann671/
Schlümann671/
Slatmaint671/
Schlutman670/
Slattmann670/
Schlemman670/
Schleuman670/
Scleumann670/

Sloman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sloman in the Russian language
Сломанsloman-
Sloman in the Arabic language
سلومانslwman-

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