Silliman Surname

175,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Silliman Surname Definition:

: v. under Seel(e)y, and + English man, Old English mann.

The corresponding German name is Seligmann.

Silliman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4021:150,89915,509
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
England51:11,143,612252,590
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6571:76,4368,135

Silliman (23) may also be a first name.

Silliman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

: v. under Seel(e)y, and + English man, Old English mann.

The corresponding German name is Seligmann.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Silliman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silliman (Arabic: سليمن) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Silliman.

How Common Is The Last Name Silliman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 175,030th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,975,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Silliman are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Silliman is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,402 people, or 1 in 150,899. In The United States Silliman is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Silliman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silliman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Silliman surname rose 366 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silliman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Silliman are 18.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silliman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.66% more than the national average, earning $45,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $49,696 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sillimane9435/
Silleiman942/
Sillimman940/
Slliman931/
Schilliman890/
Sillyman88134/
Silleman88117/
Sillimon8871/
Selliman8863/
Gilliman8830/
Sllaiman882/
Slleiman881/
Cilliman881/
Zilliman880/
Sylliman880/
Sliman869,777/
Sillemann82104/
Sellimang8226/
Slleimane822/
Soelliman821/
Sellimane821/
Jillimane821/
Silleyman820/
Chilliman820/
Slimane8015,126/
Sleiman8010,810/
Slaiman80920/
Sluiman80179/
Slieman8052/
Slimman8029/
Shliman8027/
Sliuman8010/
Slimaan804/
Sloiman803/
Slimain803/
Slisman803/
Slimann801/
Slimant801/
Szliman801/
Slgiman801/
Schilleman78230/
Slleimanne781/
Siellemann781/
Sleimane755,160/
Jelliman75377/
S'Leiman75290/
Selleman75235/
Gilleman75159/
Sillemon7589/
Sleimann7581/
Shleiman7542/
Slehiman7530/
Gillimon7519/
Schliman7514/
Sluimann756/
Slaimane755/
Ssleiman754/
Sillumon753/
Shlaiman753/
Slimaine752/
Slimaten752/
Sliemann751/
Sslimane751/
Slimmane751/
Sylleman751/
Slaimann751/
Slimmand750/
Slitmann750/
Cilleman750/
Sellyman750/
Schillemant742/
Slyman717,491/
Sleman713,140/
S'Leimane711,393/
Sluman711,046/
Schlieman71298/
Climan71162/
Slimon71121/
Shelleman71104/
Jellimann7156/
S'Laimane7128/
Schlisman7122/
Sellemann7118/
Gillemand718/
Schleiman714/
Cellimane713/
Zliman713/
Slimam713/
Slimanova711/
Schlimann711/
Sleeman674,219/
Schliemann671,536/
Slayman67457/
Slimmon67397/
Sleyman67253/
Shlimon67223/
Schleimann67119/
Schelleman67108/
Schlismann6762/
Sleaman6724/
Slemang6724/
Slemane6723/
Slaimon6721/
Slueman6716/
Szleman6714/
Slymand6712/
Sleuman6711/
Sleimam6710/
Sleimon677/
Slemaan676/
S'Lyman675/
Shlimanova674/
Slesman674/
Shleman673/
Sluimon673/
Shlyman673/
Slismam673/
Shluman672/
Slemann672/
S'Leimeane671/
Slehman671/
Chliman671/
Slimone671/
Sloyman671/
Sleimanova671/
Sslimon671/
Slimoun671/
Slimond670/
Schlittman670/
Slemman670/
Climman670/
Gillesmann670/

Silliman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silliman in the Arabic language
سليمنslymn-

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