Souleymen Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Souleymen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souleymen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Souleymen (13) may also be a first name.

Souleymen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Souleymen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Souleymen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Souleymen is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Souleymen occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Souleymen live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Souleymen is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

The surname Souleymen is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania Souleymen is most common in: Adrar Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Souleymen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Souleymen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥaslyman-

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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 Souleymen
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