Sleyum Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sleyum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sleyum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5891:89,8849,050
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sleyum (354) may also be a first name.

Sleyum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sleyum occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleyum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sleyum is the 542,091st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sleyum are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sleyum is also the 463,079th most numerous first name globally It is held by 354 people.

The last name Sleyum is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 589 people, or 1 in 89,884. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 47 percent live, Pemba South Region, where 20 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sleyyum92277/
Sleiyum926/
Sleyoum926/
Sleyuom924/
Sleym912/
Sleyyoum862/
Sleyim8380/
Sloeum832/
Shleym831/
Sleem7330,810/
Sliem733,709/
Sleim731,994/
Sleam73803/
Slaem738/
Sloum736/
Sleyn734/
Sloem734/
Slaum734/
Slyem731/
Sleyon67176/
Shleyn6786/
Sleime6754/
Shleem6719/
Slyhun675/
Sleuin675/
Ssleem674/
Slaiem674/
Shleim674/
Slyaem674/
Slayem672/
Scleam671/
Slleem671/
Shloum671/
Shlaem671/
Sleimn671/
Slieom670/
Sleyne670/
Sleuen670/
Sleung670/
Slayam670/

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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 Sleyum
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