Sarlayan Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sarlayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Sarlayan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1931:403,22024,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sarlayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarlayan is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarlayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sarlayan live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Sarlayan is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 403,220. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Kirikkale Province, where 33 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 17 percent reside and Kocaeli Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Turkey Sarlayan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarliyan8818/
Sharluyan8211/
Sarlain801/
Jarloyan7552/
Sharlean753/
Sarleant752/
Shorluyan7139/
Charliyan7111/
Charlayne712/
Charleyan711/
Carloyn677/
Sarlien672/
Serlain671/
Scharlaine671/
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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 Sarlayan
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