Slys Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Slys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2071:219,91629,349
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England41:13,929,515290,718
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Slyš (10) are calculated separately.

Slys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Slys (Russian: Слысь) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Slyš. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Slys? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 937,786th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Slys occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Slys are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Slys is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 219,916. In Ukraine Slys is mostly found in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 49 percent reside, Poltava Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Cherkasy Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Besides Ukraine Slys exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Slys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Slys has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Slys last name rose 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Slys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Slys surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Slys earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.13% more than the national average, earning $55,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slyš9210/
Sluys891,186/
Slysh89788/
Slysz89205/
Sleys8920/
Slyss8918/
Slays896/
Shlys892/
Sluyts80526/
Sølyst8092/
Slysch806/
Shlyts801/
Shlysh801/
Shlyos801/
Slay's801/
Sles75555/
Slis75313/
Slyz7584/
Jlys751/
Slyx751/
Sjølyst73119/
Sluydts7373/
Selleys7331/
Shlyoss733/
Shleyts733/
Sluis672,472/
Clays67519/
Slisz67489/
Slais67465/
Cleys67459/
Slyshova67345/
Sless67331/
Slish67250/
Szlis6785/
Cloys6772/
Slesh6765/
Sliss6760/
Shles6741/
Slets6736/
Slajs6722/
Slejs6721/
Sleis6718/
Słysz6711/
Slese6711/
Slees6710/
Szles678/
Slise678/
Slies677/
Slois675/
Slizs674/
Slios673/
Sllis673/
Shlis673/
Sleas672/
Slych672/
Scles672/
Ssles672/
Slezs672/
Slaysova671/
Sljxs671/
Slles671/
Sleds671/
Släsz671/
Slízs671/
Sleus670/
Slehs670/

Slys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slys in the Russian language
Слысьslys-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Slys
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