Slyman Surname

66,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Slyman Surname Definition:

1 = Sly (q.v.) + English man.

2 conf. with Slayman1, q.v.

Slyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan6,1601:6,089887
United States6001:604,09849,133
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Israel141:611,26042,949
Wales131:238,04114,239
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Slyman (172) may also be a first name.

Slyman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Sly (q.v.) + English man.

2 conf. with Slayman1, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Sleeman, Slemmon, and Slowman, which see. But see also Slybody.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

One of the commissioners for the county in Cromwell's time bore the name of Sleeman (P.). Thomas Sleman, of St. Hilary, emigrated to the West Indies in 1634 (Hotten's "American Emigrants").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Slyman Last Name Facts

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

Slyman (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) is found in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Slyman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,538th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 972,840 people. The last name Slyman occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Slyman live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 696,764th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 172 people.

The surname Slyman is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 6,160 people, or 1 in 6,089. Excluding Sudan it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.

Slyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Slyman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Slyman surname increased 2,727 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 54 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 167 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Slyman Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Slyman surname are 1.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.49% registered to vote for the party.

Slyman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $46,284 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slayman92457/
Sleyman92253/
Slymand9212/
S'Lyman925/
Shlyman923/
Sloyman921/
Sleymane861,693/
Slaysman86102/
Shleyman8626/
Sluytman8617/
S'Leyman8614/
Slyuyman861/
D'Slyman861/
Slaymane861/
Sellyman860/
Sliman839,777/
Sleman833,140/
Slymon8330/
Zlyman831/
S'Leymane80223/
Schloyman803/
Slymahyna801/
Silleyman800/
Schleyman800/
Slimane7715,126/
Sleiman7710,810/
Sleeman774,219/
Clayman772,552/
Slaiman77920/
Cleyman77245/
Sluiman77179/
Slaymon7757/
Slieman7752/
Slimman7729/
Shliman7727/
Sleaman7724/
Slemang7724/
Slemane7723/
Szleman7714/
Sleuman7711/
Slemaan776/
Shlymon775/
Slesman774/
Slimaan774/
Shleman773/
Sloiman773/
Slimain773/
Slisman773/
Slemann772/
Cloyman771/
Slehman771/
Slliman771/
Slimann771/
Slimant771/
Szliman771/
Slgiman771/
Slymond770/
Slemman770/
Slaymam770/
Schloymann7518/
Slaymanova759/
Sleymanova754/
Shlymanova751/
Sleimane715,160/
Silliman712,449/
Sleasman71564/
S'Leiman71290/
Selleman71235/
Schleman71169/
Sleïmane71144/
Sleesman71140/
Silleman71117/
Slessman7196/
Slättman7188/
Sleimann7181/
Selliman7163/
Sluitman7145/
Shleiman7142/
Slehiman7130/
Schliman7114/
Shlesman7113/
S'Leïman719/
Sluisman716/
Sluimann716/
Slaimane715/
Szlejman715/
Claymann714/
Ssleiman714/
Sleîmane714/
Sleamang714/
Shlaiman713/
S'Lemane712/
Slimaine712/
Slimaten712/
Szlajman712/
Sllaiman712/
Sleitman711/
Sliemann711/
Sslimane711/
Slimmane711/
Slleiman711/
Sleemand711/
Slemaind711/
Shlymoun711/
Ssleeman711/
Slaimann711/
Slheeman711/
Slimmand710/
Sleetman710/
Slitmann710/
Sleatman710/
S'Leimane671,393/
Cleman67345/
Schlieman67298/
Climan67162/
Jelleyman67149/
Slemon67141/
Slimon67121/
Sillemann67104/
Schlesman6787/
Schlemann6777/
S'Laimane6728/
Sluijtman6723/
Schlisman6722/
Schleeman6719/
Sellemann6718/
Schlämann6710/
Shlaymoon677/
Schleiman674/
Slemanova673/
Zliman673/
Slimam673/
Slleimane672/
Schlehman672/
S'Leïmane672/
Silleiman672/
Zleman672/
Shleisman671/
Schletman671/
Slimanova671/
Soelliman671/
Schlimann671/
Slemam671/
Sillimman670/
Schlemman670/
Schleuman670/

Slyman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Slyman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥslyman-

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Slyman Reference & Research

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Slyman
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