Sloyan Surname

234,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Sloyan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) = Sloan, q.v. But (unlike Sloan) Sloyan, Sloyne, seem to be descended from forms with the ‘grandson’ prefix, as O'Sluaghain (with the diminutive suff. -án genit. inflected), O’Sluaighin (with the stem genit. infl. and with the diminutive suff.

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Sloyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia7501:3,907381
Russia3431:420,18440,187
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Ireland1771:26,6042,463
Georgia1191:31,4754,841
England1031:540,95233,556
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1471:30,1353,045
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Sloyan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) = Sloan, q.v. But (unlike Sloan) Sloyan, Sloyne, seem to be descended from forms with the ‘grandson’ prefix, as O'Sluaghain (with the diminutive suff. -án genit. inflected), O’Sluaighin (with the stem genit. infl. and with the diminutive suff. -ín), etc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sloyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sloyan (Arabic: سلويان, Georgian: სლოიანი, Russian: Слоян) occurs most in Armenia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sloyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sloyan is the 234,573rd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,244,348 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Sloyan reside; 51 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Armeno-West Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Armenia, where it is held by 750 people, or 1 in 3,907. In Armenia Sloyan is most common in: Armavir Province, where 51 percent reside, Ararat Province, where 17 percent reside and Yerevan, where 15 percent reside. Other than Armenia Sloyan exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Sloyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sloyan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 923 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 120 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 792 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sloyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sloyan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Sloyan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $38,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zloyan83131/
Sloyon8343/
Xloyan8327/
Cloyan8326/
Sloian8320/
Slohyn839/
Sloyne833/
Slojan832/
Slayan832/
Sliyan832/
Slüyan831/
Sloyanova801/
Chloyan7752/
Shlayan7730/
Shleyan7720/
Szlyjan7715/
Shlyayn779/
Shliyan777/
Slohyna776/
Shlyain773/
Sloutyn772/
Szlojan771/
Cloyann771/
Slain73296/
Slean73171/
Slaen7379/
Sloun7339/
Sloen7327/
Sloin7324/
Sleyn734/
Slyen731/
Slaun730/
Cloyn730/
Sızlayan7152/
Chlooyan7149/
Shlain67180/
Sleyon67176/
Slaine67164/
Slayen6787/
Shleyn6786/
Slowen6780/
Shlaen6776/
Sluhyn6770/
Sluyanova6766/
Slayne6746/
Shlayn6738/
Zlojan6723/
Szlain6716/
Slayon6713/
Slyauchin6710/
Slajan675/
Sleian675/
Shlyen675/
Shlyahina674/
Slayin673/
Schleyhan673/
Slajen673/
Shloun672/
Slaien671/
Slauen671/
Sleean671/
Slawen671/
Sliyon671/
Shloen671/
Sliyanova671/
Sliian671/
Slainn671/
Slaing671/
Szlaen671/
Slehan671/
Sleoin670/
Sleane670/
Slayam670/
Sloenn670/
Clayan670/
Sloinn670/
Sleyne670/
Slount670/
Sloune670/

Sloyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sloyan in the Georgian language
სლოიანიsloiani92.37
სლოიანsloian7.63
Sloyan in the Russian language
Слоянsloan-
Sloyan in the Arabic language
سلويانslwyan-

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