Arslan Surname

1,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Arslan Surname User-submission:

The Arslan surname means 'lioness' in Turkish.

Arslan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey467,9811:16611
Pakistan8,9201:20,0271,157
Germany5,6991:14,1261,835
France2,1301:31,1843,796
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
Austria1,0041:8,4821,088
England8341:66,8087,745
Netherlands8021:21,0563,344
United States7611:476,29340,436
Belgium6581:17,4722,678
Mongolia6391:4,421815
Northern Cyprus5721:55818
Syria4581:42,1422,412
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Sweden4471:22,0291,827
Jordan4091:21,6203,112
Russia3461:416,54139,905
Turkmenistan3241:16,942561
Switzerland3011:27,2854,186
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Denmark2491:22,6702,305
Lebanon2451:23,0092,645
Australia2381:113,42712,604
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Kazakhstan1541:114,82112,302
India1341:5,724,369136,722
Bulgaria1101:63,4454,168
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
Norway951:54,1297,765
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Spain681:687,53030,300
United Arab Emirates601:152,70511,648
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
North Macedonia541:38,9164,461
Israel521:164,57016,892
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Azerbaijan311:311,2627,093
Kyrgyzstan301:199,08819,743
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Finland271:203,58217,121
Lithuania271:112,39213,972
Greece231:481,73061,288
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Libya161:390,2481,390
Georgia151:249,70313,078
Algeria141:2,759,39644,963
China131:105,178,5825,529
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Oman121:307,3314,704
Kosovo111:169,2616,833
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales41:773,63329,106
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Arslan (218,300) may also be a first name.

Arslan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Arslan surname means 'lioness' in Turkish.

- nimfu

Meaning: 'lion' (in Turkish).

- pandaescobar

This surname means 'Lion'.

- yaseminyaziciy

Arslan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arslan (Arabic: أرسلان, Georgian: არსლან, Hindi: अर्सलान, Marathi: असर्लान, Russian: Арслан) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arslan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,078th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,668 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Arslan reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 4,792nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 218,300 people.

This surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 467,981 people, or 1 in 166. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 4 percent are found. Barring Turkey it exists in 110 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Arslan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Shiite (53%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Arslan are 5.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.59% registered with the party.

The amount Arslan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.41% less than the national average, earning 244,307 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.01% less than the national average, earning R 135,420 per year; in United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $51,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arslaan92341/
Arslane92255/
Arslain9229/
Arsland9216/
Arsllan924/
Arsslan923/
Arshlan923/
Arslamn922/
Arslian922/
Arslann922/
Atrslan921/
Aarslan921/
Asrslan921/
Arslasn921/
Arslhan921/
Aarsland86333/
Aursland86137/
Garslyan8693/
Garslian867/
Arslaaan862/
Harsland860/
Hairslan860/
Erslan8369/
Arslam8366/
Arslon837/
Orslan831/
Arzlan831/
Arclan831/
Arxlan831/
Arslanova8016,769/
Arslanová805/
Arslanowa801/
Hairsland800/
Orsland7779/
Arızlan7717/
Arslaim771/
Arslamk771/
Harslam771/
Horslan771/
Harslon770/
Oursland7194/
Horsland7129/
Hairslon713/
Arjleang711/
Argellan711/
Arcillan711/
Arsillon711/
Garsleon710/
Arslonova671,639/
Garcillan67619/
Garcellan67104/
Erslon6728/

Arslan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arslan in the Georgian language
არსლანarslan-
Arslan in the Hindi language
अर्सलानarsalana58.89
अरसलानarasalana38.89
अर्स्लानarslana1.11
अरस्लानaraslana1.11
Arslan in the Marathi language
असर्लानasarlana45.45
आरसलानarasalana18.18
अरसालनarasalana9.09
अरसलानarasalana9.09
अरसलनarasalana9.09
असलमasalama9.09
Arslan in the Russian language
Арсланarslan-
Arslan in the Arabic language
أرسلانarslan-
آرسلانarslan-
إرسلانarslan-
ارسلانarslan-

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