Sluman Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sluman Surname Definition:

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").

Sluman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:194,14017,123
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Netherlands1021:165,56124,214
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Wales201:154,72710,755
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Sluman (21) may also be a first name.

Sluman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Sluman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sluman is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sluman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 349,113th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Sluman are found; 30 percent are found in Northern Europe and 30 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 21 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 194,140. In England it is primarily found in: Devon, where 37 percent are found, Greater London, where 19 percent are found and Surrey, where 10 percent are found. Other than England Sluman occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 26 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent are found.

Sluman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sluman has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sluman last name rose 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sluman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sluman surname are 14.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Sluman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $49,589 CAD per year.

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Sluman Reference & Research

Sleeman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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