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
Seylan (Russian: Сейлан) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Seylan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seylan is the 173,293rd most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,938,527 people. The last name Seylan is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Seylan live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 214,551st most frequently held first name at a global level, borne 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 prevalent in: Van Province, where 28 percent live, Gaziantep Province, where 14 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live.
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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