Sleimane Surname
Approximately 5,160 people bear this surname
Sleimane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5,152 | 1:795 | 109 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Sleïmane (144) & Sleîmane (4) are calculated separately.
Sleimane (567) may also be a first name.
Sleimane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sleimane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sleimane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Sleïmane or Sleîmane. For other possible spellings of Sleimane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sleimane? popularity and diffusion
Sleimane is the 92,584th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,412,315 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sleimane are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Sleimane is also the 352,372nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 567 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 5,152 people, or 1 in 795. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent are found, Gorgol Region, where 14 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 0 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sleimane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sleimane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | aslyman | 87.9 |
| ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | slyman | 6.49 |
| ﺃﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | aslyman | 4.99 |
| ﺇﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | aslyman | 0.12 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻤﺎﻥ | aslman | 0.06 |
| ﺍﺳﻴﻠﻤﺎﻥ | asylman | 0.06 |
| ﺳﻴﻠﻤﺎﻥ | sylman | 0.06 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻧﺎ | aslymana | 0.06 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻤﻴﺎﻥ | aslmyan | 0.06 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | alslyman | 0.06 |
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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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- 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 Sleimane
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