Siltan Surname

262,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Siltan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siltan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Siltan (125) may also be a first name.

Siltan Last Name Facts

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

Siltan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ, Marathi: सुलतान, Russian: Силтан) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Siltan.

How Common Is The Last Name Siltan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 262,445th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,877,875 people. Siltan is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Siltan are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Siltan is also the 832,731st most common first name globally, held by 125 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Excluding Ethiopia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Siltan Last Name Statistics demography

Siltan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siltane9213/
Suiltan925/
Silthan922/
Sltan91738/
Shilttan861/
Silton83309/
Seltan83237/
Ciltan8344/
Syltan8339/
Sltanh838/
Giltan834/
Çiltan832/
Shltan831/
Siltam831/
Söltan831/
Siltanova805/
Schiltgan801/
Shilton772,433/
Soeltan77128/
Seltane77113/
Slettan7767/
Sueltan7717/
Sletean7713/
Siltham7711/
Gilttan777/
Suultan776/
Sheltan775/
Seultan772/
Silthon771/
Seltang771/
Slhtanh771/
Scilton771/
Giltang771/
Suilton771/
Seltann771/
Giltain770/
Chiltan770/
Sielton770/
Selthan770/
Slton730/
Schilton7120/
Sletaune7120/
Shelttan7110/
Shiltone712/
Shillton711/
Gilthane711/
Siltoine711/
Shelthan711/
Scheltan710/
Slettgan710/
Gilton67521/
Selton67271/
Celtan6771/
Zilton6752/
Jilton6739/
Jeltan6716/
Sültanova6714/
Şilton678/
Cilton673/
Sleton671/
Sylton671/
Seltanova671/
Schiltone671/
Hslton671/
Slettaune671/
Syltanova671/
Seltam671/
Jlthan671/
Schiltong670/

Siltan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Siltan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥsltan-
Siltan in the Marathi language
सुलतानsulatana-
Siltan in the Russian language
Силтанsiltan-

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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 Siltan
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