Slimani Surname

4,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Slimani Surname User-submission:

The Slimani surname belongs to the Slimani Berber tribe in Kabyle. They came from the Ouhaiba tribe in Saida. They think that they are charif (the descendants of prophet Mohammed), except the Kabyle tribe.

Slimani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria83,4741:4632
Morocco27,4681:1,25551
France4,2091:15,7811,682
Spain7801:59,9395,450
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Israel2451:34,9294,881
Belgium1801:63,87010,268
Tunisia1551:3,940602
Canada1391:265,07624,993
England961:580,39635,131
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Qatar501:47,1604,880
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586

The alternate forms: Slimàni (3) are calculated separately.

Slimani (1,251) may also be a first name.

Slimani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Slimani surname belongs to the Slimani Berber tribe in Kabyle. They came from the Ouhaiba tribe in Saida. They think that they are charif (the descendants of prophet Mohammed), except the Kabyle tribe.

- dernatinus

The Slimani surname means 'man of peace'.

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Slimani Last Name Facts

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

Slimani (Arabic: السليماني, Hindi: सलीमानी, Russian: Слимани) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Slimàni. Click here for further potential spellings of Slimani.

How Common Is The Last Name Slimani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,778th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 61,699 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Slimani are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 223,227th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 1,251 people.

The last name is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 83,474 people, or 1 in 463. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Algiers Province, where 10 percent reside, Béjaïa Province, where 5 percent reside and Djelfa Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 23 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Slimani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Slimani surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Slimani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 23.35% less than the national average, earning R 182,148 per year; in United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.79% less than the national average, earning $38,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Slimani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slimani in the Hindi language
सलीमानीsalimani-
Slimani in the Russian language
Слиманиslimani-
Slimani in the Arabic language
السليمانيalslymany-

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