Slama surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Slama surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,513 people carried this name — #17,240 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 431 people named Slama.

Most of them — 348 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 348
Paris 24
Seine-Saint-Denis 8
Calvados 6
Nord 6
Alpes-Maritimes 4
Haute-Garonne 4
Ardennes 4
Essonne 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

82 people named Slama live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 42
Geneva 16
Zurich 12
Lucerne 5
Bern 4
Valais 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

48 people named Slama have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 80 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 16
Masovian 14
Łódź 13
Warmian-Masurian 3
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 48 people named Slama live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 29
East Flanders 13
Liège 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

When the index is not enough

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