Sluce Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sluce Surname Definition:

A sluice, or outlet for water. Several places are specifically called "the sluice."

Sluce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1361:198,49819,506
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sluce Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A sluice, or outlet for water. Several places are specifically called "the sluice."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Sloos, Sluys; a personal name.

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

Sluce Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sluce occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sluce? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,061,269th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Sluce live; 58 percent live in Australasia and 58 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Sluce is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 198,498. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 70 percent reside, Queensland, where 13 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Sluce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sluce has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sluce surname rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sluce Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sluce earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $40,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.92% more than the national average, earning $64,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sluice9112/
Slucie911/
Slauce910/
Slusce910/
Slucer910/
Slucher83227/
Slucker8322/
Sluicer833/
Sluckey831/
Slaucer830/
Sluse80252/
Sluch80203/
Sluke8084/
Sluca8052/
Sloce8032/
Sluše808/
Cluce802/
Sluge802/
Schlucke7721/
Sluscher779/
Sleucher771/
Slaucher771/
Slauchej771/
Schleuce770/
Scluckey770/
Shlucker770/
Sluser73245/
Shluch73227/
Slucka7364/
Slugeň7360/
Sluger7354/
Slauch7345/
Slyuch7329/
Sluker7322/
Slucca7316/
Slucky7315/
Szluse737/
Slouch734/
Slouse733/
Sliuca733/
Slucká733/
Sliece732/
Szluze732/
Slucis731/
Slukhe731/
Slushe731/
Shluke731/
Slugie731/
Sluzch731/
Sludge730/
Slusee730/
Clouce730/
Shluze730/
Slukey730/
Slugge730/
Sluske730/
Sluzer730/
Clucey730/
Slusse730/
Schlusche71336/
Schlucker71104/
Schlucher713/
Slouscher711/
Schlouche711/
Shlaucher711/
Szlaucher711/
Slusher676,772/
Slusser674,682/
Cluckey67456/
Schleucher67166/
Schlaucher67134/
Sluz67127/
Sluijer67114/
Schluse6782/
Schluge6776/
Shluker6763/
Sluckis6760/
Shluger6748/
Sluizer6747/
Schlice6745/
Slockee6740/
Slauser6740/
Slukich6734/
Sleuser6725/
Sloustcher6716/
Shluchi6716/
Schluesche6712/
Sluyzer6711/
Sluchai6711/
Slutker6710/
Slousch679/
Slusker679/
Slus679/
Szluker678/
Slugich677/
Sillice676/
Szluser676/
Sluzker675/
Sluchiy674/
Sluckij674/
Sluckaa673/
Shlauch673/
Schluze673/
Sloushcher673/
Slyuser672/
Shluzes672/
Slauger672/
Slockie671/
Slouger671/
Sloustchet671/
Slugcki671/
Slushes671/
Slutcky671/
Szlucky671/
Szluzer671/
Slaukes671/
Schluschke671/
Slukych671/
Claucei671/
Gilluce670/
Slusses670/
Sleuker670/
Slauker670/
Sllauch670/
Slutzge670/
Sluiger670/
Sluiser670/
Schluke670/
Slouser670/
Sludger670/
Sluiker670/
Sellice670/

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