Ceylon Surname
Approximately 25,933 people bear this surname
Ceylon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 22,112 | 1:1,195 | 172 |
| Iraq | 2,201 | 1:15,912 | 1,032 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| South Africa | 255 | 1:212,462 | 22,434 |
| Afghanistan | 65 | 1:494,664 | 6,293 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Ceylon (11,126) may also be a first name.
Ceylon Demographics
Average Ceylon Salary in
South Africa
R 127,020
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ceylon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ceylon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ceylon (Arabic: بسيلان) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ceylon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,026th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 281,014 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ceylon live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Ceylon is also the 57,036th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 11,126 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 22,112 people, or 1 in 1,195. In Yemen Ceylon is most frequent in: 'Amran Governorate, where 20 percent are found, Hajjah Governorate, where 19 percent are found and Al Jawf Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Yemen this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 8 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 4 percent are found.
Ceylon Last Name Statistics demography
Ceylon earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.55% less than the national average, earning R 127,020 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ceylon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ceylon in the Arabic language | ||
| بسيلان | bsylan | - |
| السيلاني | alsylany | - |
| سيلان | sylan | - |
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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 Ceylon
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