Sluss Surname

220,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Sluss Surname User-submission:

A German surname, meaning 'castle'.

Sluss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8351:197,52519,468
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Sluss Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German surname, meaning 'castle'.

- amysluss1972

Sluss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sluss occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sluss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sluss is the 220,647th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,937,086 people. The surname Sluss occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sluss live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,835 people, or 1 in 197,525. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 24 percent live, Tennessee, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Sluss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sluss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sluss surname rose 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sluss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sluss last name are 10.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.27% registered to vote for the party.

Sluss earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning $39,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shluss911/
Slusse910/
Slauss910/
Slus899/
Schluss8331/
Sloss803,362/
Sluis802,472/
Sluys801,186/
Slous80356/
Sluse80252/
Cluss80112/
Slush8098/
Slaus8047/
Slusz8044/
Sluus8038/
Slyus8029/
Szlus8018/
Slius801/
Sleus800/
Slust800/
Schleuss77131/
Schlauss7775/
Schlusse770/
Slu7544/
Sluijs73992/
Sluyts73526/
Sillus73133/
Shloss7383/
Shlush7371/
Clouss7327/
Shlyus7318/
Sloush7317/
Szluse737/
Sluszz737/
Sellus734/
Slouse733/
Slushe731/
Szloss731/
Szlaus731/
Shlaus731/
Sloust730/
Slusce730/
Schlus730/
Slloss730/
Sleuds730/
Slos67232/
Slut67147/
Sluz67127/
Slui67120/
Schlaus67114/
Clus6788/
Shloush6787/
Schluse6782/
Sluydts6773/
Sillius6765/
Sliu6741/
Slup6737/
Slou6736/
Slud6733/
Slau6732/
Sleu6730/
Schleus6725/
Sellius6714/
Slyu6712/
Sluijts6711/
Schlüss6710/
Slousch679/
Sluy678/
Jlus676/
Sluh675/
Sluj673/
Zlus672/
Sillaus671/
Slusova671/
Sluu671/
Shlu671/
Shlyush671/
Schlous671/
Claussz671/
Clauhss671/
Selleus671/
Sellaus670/

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