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.

DNA test information

Sliven Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Sliven Demographics

Sliven Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Sliven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sliven (Russian: Сливень) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sliven.

How Common Is The Last Name Sliven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sliven is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Sliven is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Sliven live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Sliven is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,863,003. In Russia Sliven is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 19 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent live and Leningrad Oblast, where 14 percent live. Not including Russia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 13 percent live.

Sliven Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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/
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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
  • 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 Sliven
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