Sleven Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Sleven Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for the Irish O'Sleibhin = Descendant of Sliabhin [Irish ó or ua, grandson, descendant; sléibh, genit. of sliabh, m., mountain + the diminutive suff. -ín]

Sleven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2191:52,4968,576
Netherlands1731:97,61415,899
England451:1,238,17956,985
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Sleven (26) may also be a first name.

Sleven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for the Irish O'Sleibhin = Descendant of Sliabhin [Irish ó or ua, grandson, descendant; sléibh, genit. of sliabh, m., mountain + the diminutive suff. -ín]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sleven Last Name Facts

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

Sleven is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 596,518th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Sleven are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Sleven is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Sleven is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 52,496. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Sleven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sleven has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sleven last name rose 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sleven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sleven are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sleven earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.58% more than the national average, earning $71,015 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sloeven920/
Sleiven920/
Slven910/
Selleven861/
Silleven860/
Slaven836,369/
Slevin835,726/
Cleven832,204/
Silven83590/
Selven83503/
Sloven83172/
Sliven8338/
Slyven833/
Zleven831/
Sleavin7759/
Shlevin7727/
Slayven7714/
Selveen7710/
Slevina776/
Silveen773/
Slevine772/
Silvean771/
Sloevin771/
Sleving771/
Slavien771/
Silvien771/
Shlaven770/
Schlaven7145/
Silliven7125/
Sølvesen719/
Šlevienė714/
Schlevin712/
Schloven711/
Shlevyna711/
Sellevin711/
Shlevina711/
Sillaven711/
Schliven710/
Slavin6711,455/
Silvin671,066/
Selvin67936/
Slivin67590/
Slovin67482/
Gelven67148/
Silvén67123/
Slyvyn6796/
Slowen6780/
Selvén6773/
Clevin6769/
Šleivienė6737/
Slyvin6725/
Gilven6712/
Slovyn677/
Slivenova676/
Cliven675/
Cilven675/
Slvain672/
Schluesen671/
Schlueten671/
Slawen671/
Silvän671/
Schlevink671/
Selvèn671/
Celven671/
Clevyn671/
Schleving670/
Slvinn670/

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