Sileyman Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Sileyman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sileyman (534) may also be a first name.
Sileyman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sileyman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sileyman (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sileyman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sileyman is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Sileyman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sileyman reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 364,930th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 534 people.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 872,364. In Niger Sileyman is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 73 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 27 percent reside. Beside Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sileyman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sileyman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | slyman | 60 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | aslyman | 40 |
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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
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- 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 Sileyman
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