Sleifel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sleifel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sleifel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sleifel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sleifel is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleifel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sleifel is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sleifel is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sleifel live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. Not including Yemen Sleifel exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Sleifel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sleifel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sleifel surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sleffel8636/
Slaifel861/
Slefeld860/
Schleffel751/
Schliefel750/
Schloeffel71253/
Cliffel7191/
Clipfel711/
Clipfell6798/
Clipffel6721/
Slifflet673/
Cliffell671/
Schlaefl671/
Sloeffil670/
Cleupfel670/
Shlefflett590/
Schlatfeld590/
Schlafl571/
Schlatfeldt561/
Schlaflt531/
Clauffell501/

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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 Sleifel
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