Šlaus Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šlaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šlaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia311:80,24810,499
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Slaus (47) are calculated separately.

Šlaus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šlaus is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Slaus. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šlaus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šlaus live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 80,248. In Slovenia Šlaus is most frequent in: Drava, where 94 percent reside, Savinja, where 3 percent reside and Southeast Slovenia, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia it is found in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slaus9347/
Šlajus9166/
Šlajs80384/
Šlais80182/
Žlaus8042/
Zlaus801/
Clajus73137/
Clauhs73111/
Slajus7338/
Clausz7334/
Chlaus735/
Šlėgus734/
Szlaus731/
Slayus731/
Šlauch731/
Shlaus731/
Slauss730/
Slas673,363/
Clas67860/
Šlat67384/
Schlaus67114/
Clus6788/
Zlas6746/
Slau6732/
Šlaj6721/
Šlap6717/
Clausch6710/
Szlaius679/
Slus679/
Jlus676/
Shlayus675/
Šlajutė673/
Zlus672/
Jlas672/
Šlasová671/
Xlau671/
Zellaus671/
Sillaus671/
Jlau671/
Clauhss671/
Claussz671/
Sellaus670/
Gillaus670/

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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 Šlaus
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