Seylan Surname
Approximately 2,480 people bear this surname
Seylan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,058 | 1:37,814 | 3,958 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Northern Cyprus | 14 | 1:22,786 | 5,518 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Seylan (1,340) may also be a first name.
Seylan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seylan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seylan (Russian: Сейлан) is most common in Turkey. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seylan? popularity and diffusion
Seylan is the 173,293rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,938,527 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Seylan live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Seylan is also the 214,551st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 1,340 people.
The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 2,058 people, or 1 in 37,814. In Turkey Seylan is most frequent in: Van Province, where 28 percent are found, Gaziantep Province, where 14 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Turkey it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seylan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seylan in the Russian language | ||
| Сейлан | sejlan | - |
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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 Seylan
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