Sleymane Surname
Approximately 1,693 people bear this surname
Sleymane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,692 | 1:2,420 | 293 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sleymane (240) may also be a first name.
Sleymane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sleymane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sleymane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sleymane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sleymane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 237,170th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,304,516 people. Sleymane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sleymane are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Sleymane is also the 577,234th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 240 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 1,692 people, or 1 in 2,420. In Mauritania Sleymane is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 16 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 14 percent are found. Beside Mauritania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sleymane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sleymane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | aslyman | 91.16 |
| ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | slyman | 5.55 |
| ﺃﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | aslyman | 3.12 |
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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 Sleymane
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