Sláva Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Sláva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sláva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1201:44,4708,422
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647

The alternate forms: Slava (830) are calculated separately.

Sláva (224) may also be a first name.

Sláva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sláva is most common in Slovakia. It may appear as: Slava. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sláva? popularity and diffusion

Sláva is the 1,604,449th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sláva are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Sláva is also the 601,629th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 224 people.

This surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 44,470. In Slovakia Sláva is mostly found in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 99 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slava93830/
Slova80156/
Slába801/
Szlávi7343/
Szlávy7339/
Slavas7325/
Sllava7312/
Slavat7311/
Slovas736/
Shlova733/
Sleyva732/
Sloova731/
Slatva731/
Slgova731/
Sleiva731/
Sllova731/
Sláviš731/
Slovay730/
Sillova676/
Sellova672/
Sliavas672/
Shlayva671/
Sellava671/
Slaavat671/
Schlava671/
Slavach670/
Slovach670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sláva
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