Sluka Surname

135,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sluka Surname User-submission:

The Sluka surname means 'woodcock' (wader bird from the genus Scolopax)

Sluka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia8731:12,1801,704
United States6321:573,51147,017
Ukraine4951:91,96513,184
Slovakia3651:14,6202,048
Belarus2601:36,5436,334
Germany2461:327,25832,551
Latvia1371:14,9642,224
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Austria701:121,64916,953
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Kyrgyzstan181:331,81428,558
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England121:4,643,172139,951
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Slúka (198), Slūka (1) & Sluká (1) are calculated separately.

Sluka (119) may also be a first name.

Sluka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sluka surname means 'woodcock' (wader bird from the genus Scolopax)

- krasnoocko

Sluka Last Name Facts

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

Sluka (Russian: Слука) occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Slúka, Slūka or Sluká. For other potential spellings of Sluka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sluka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 135,635th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,199,682 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Sluka reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Sluka is also the 856,040th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 119 people.

This last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 873 people, or 1 in 12,180. In Czechia Sluka is most frequent in: Liberec Region, where 19 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent live and Prague, where 13 percent live. Outside of Czechia this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Ukraine, where 15 percent live.

Sluka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sluka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sluka last name grew 1,436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sluka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sluka surname is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (70%) in Belarus and Christian (46%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sluka last name are 10.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sluka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $56,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slúka93198/
Slūka931/
Sluká931/
Szluka91590/
Slouka91571/
Slucka9164/
Shluka9124/
Slauka9115/
Sliuka914/
Slukha913/
Slutka912/
Sluzka911/
Slyuka911/
Slluka910/
Slukhai83745/
Slukhay8391/
Sloukas8358/
Sluszka8345/
Slyuzka8318/
Szlyuka8310/
Szlukat837/
Sluckas834/
Sluckaa833/
Slyutka832/
Slauska831/
Shlukha831/
Shlouka831/
Schluka831/
Sloka80531/
Slika80418/
Cluka80124/
Sluke8084/
Sluca8052/
Sluko809/
Sluki804/
Sluky800/
Shlyukha77232/
Schlukat7741/
Sluckaya777/
Sluckaja776/
Sėliukas771/
Slusky73126/
Sluski7358/
Šlauka7351/
Sluzki7332/
Sluzky7330/
Clukay7328/
Slikah7326/
Sluker7322/
Slucas7318/
Slauko7318/
Slucca7316/
Slucky7315/
Slukhi7311/
Slukis7311/
Sludky736/
Shloka735/
Szlúka734/
Shlika733/
Sliuca733/
Slucká733/
Sludki732/
Clucka732/
Slooka732/
Hzluka731/
Zluska731/
Zlutka731/
Slukhe731/
Slusko731/
Shluke731/
Zlouka731/
Zlucka731/
Sleoka731/
Sluško731/
Slouki731/
Slukyi731/
Slukey730/
Sluske730/
Slukiy730/
Slucko730/
Sluckaitė715/
Schluckat715/
Shlyukhai712/
Schlukaht711/
Slushko67427/
Slyuzko67190/
Szlaukó67141/
Szlauko67105/
Sluchko6786/
Shluker6763/
Sluckis6760/
Slukich6734/
Slucker6722/
Sloukgi6722/
Sellika6721/
Sluyski6721/
Gilluka6720/
Slikhah6719/
Slyusko6716/
Sillika6714/
Slousky6711/
Slutker6710/
Slyutko679/
Slusker679/
Szluker678/
Szlucko677/
Sluzker675/
Sluckij674/
Silluca673/
Slausky672/
Sluszko672/
Sluzkis672/
Sluckey671/
Zlyukha671/
Sloujki671/
Slucatt671/
Slugcki671/
Slushki671/
Slussky671/
Slutcky671/
Szlucky671/
Slauski671/
Slaukes671/
Sluzkij671/
Sluzkiy671/
Shlokha671/
Shlyuko671/
Selluca671/
Szlaukò671/
Slukych671/
Sleuker670/
Slauker670/
Schluke670/
Sluiker670/

Sluka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sluka in the Russian language
Слукаsluka-

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