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
Sleimane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Sleïmane or Sleîmane. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sleimane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sleimane is the 92,584th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,412,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sleimane reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Sleimane is also the 352,372nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 567 people.
The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 5,152 people, or 1 in 795. In Mauritania Sleimane is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 14 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 0 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.
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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