Sliven Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sliven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sliven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sliven (17) may also be a first name.

Sliven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sliven (Russian: Сливень) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sliven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sliven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sliven reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Sliven is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 6,863,003. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 19 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent live and Leningrad Oblast, where 14 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 13 percent live.

Sliven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sleiven920/
Silliven8625/
Schliven860/
Slivin83590/
Sleven83522/
Cliven835/
Slyven833/
Sluven830/
Slivenova806/
Slivina77731/
Slayven7714/
Zelliven711/
Selleven711/
Gelliven710/
Silleven710/
Selluven710/
Silluven710/
Slevin675,726/
Cleven672,204/
Slyvyn6796/
Šleivienė6737/
Slyvin6725/
Slivinova671/
Zleven671/

Sliven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sliven in the Russian language
Сливеньsliven-

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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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  • 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 Sliven
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