Slyman Surname
Approximately 7,491 people bear this surname
Slyman Surname Definition:
1 = Sly (q.v.) + English man.
2 conf. with Slayman1, q.v.
Slyman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 6,160 | 1:6,089 | 887 |
| United States | 600 | 1:604,098 | 49,133 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
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.
The same as Sleeman, Slemmon, and Slowman, which see. But see also Slybody.
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").
Slyman Demographics
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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
Slyman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Slyman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | slyman | - |
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Slyman Reference & Research
Sleeman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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