Sloway Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sloway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sloway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sloway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sloway occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sloway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sloway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Sloway reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

Sloway is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 58 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 42 percent reside. Besides England Sloway exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 31 percent reside.

Sloway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sloway has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slloway921/
Slowy9147/
Slowa911/
Silloway86281/
Selloway860/
Slowey831,632/
Sluway831/
Sllowa831/
Sleway831/
Slovay830/
Sellowa779/
Clloway771/
Sloewey771/
Slewahy771/
Shlowey770/
Sllaway770/
D'Silloway751/
Slaby732,319/
Slowe73839/
Slewa73411/
Slova73156/
Slawy7357/
Slawa7347/
Slavy7345/
Slowi7339/
Slovy7316/
Sloby734/
Sluwa732/
Sloba730/
Gilloway71181/
Sillaway7180/
Sellaway716/
Gelloway711/
Celloway711/
Schlaway710/
Sillowey710/
Silleway710/
Shlaby67857/
Slioua67438/
Slavey67300/
Slabyi67296/
Sloeva67202/
Slabey67100/
Slovey6734/
Slabiy6726/
Slaaby6721/
Sleewa6720/
Szlaby6718/
Slobey6717/
Sclawy6715/
Szlavy6713/
Slaboy6712/
Slowes6712/
Slowie6710/
Slewah677/
Slovas676/
Slavys675/
Slubay675/
Slewhy675/
Slabay674/
Shlova673/
Sliawa673/
Slaviy672/
Chlowa672/
Sloova671/
Slawah671/
Slowou671/
Sloviy671/
Sluwas671/
Jlowah671/
Slgova671/
Sllova671/
Clowea671/
Slhuwa671/
Shlewa671/
Claway670/
Slowee670/

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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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  • 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 Sloway
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