Sleya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sleya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sleya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sleya (86) may also be a first name.

Sleya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sleya is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sleya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Sleya reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 38 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 86 people.

Sleya is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Apart from Iraq it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Yemen, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shleya913/
Sleeya913/
Sleyah911/
Slea89177/
Sley89147/
Selleya832/
Sleyova831/
Silleya831/
Sleat80505/
Shley80432/
Sleap80282/
Slead80208/
Sleha8063/
Sleja8056/
Sleyp8030/
Sleyt8024/
Sliya8023/
Sleys8020/
Sleyo8018/
Sleiy8016/
Slaya8015/
Sleyd8014/
Slley806/
Sleah805/
Sleia805/
Slyay805/
Slyia804/
Cleya804/
Sliey803/
Sleas802/
Sleyi802/
Sclea801/
Scley801/
Sleua801/
Sloya801/
Hsley800/
Sleye800/
Shleyova7760/
Schley737,299/
Selley732,362/
Sélley73296/
Silley73127/
Schlea7384/
Sleadd7368/
Shlaya7346/
Szleja7344/
Slayah7319/
Shlyay7316/
Sellea7314/
Sliyah735/
Sleatt734/
Slayap732/
Slyuha732/
Sleyes731/
Sleats731/
Shlead731/
Shliya731/
Shlley731/
Shloya731/
Sleyoe731/
Slieye731/
Sleiha731/
Slouya731/
Sleash730/
Shleap730/
Sillea730/
Slaa678,331/
Slay675,673/
Slee675,254/
Slye671,621/
Cley67348/
Slue67312/
Scilley67181/
Slie67150/
Sloa67116/
Sloe6784/
Slai6779/
Sloy6736/
Slaj6733/
Slau6732/
Sleu6730/
Slae6725/
Seelley6714/
Selliya6710/
Sellaya6710/
Chleyah679/
Zley678/
Sluy678/
Slei676/
Schlaya676/
Silliya675/
Šley674/
Shleyts673/
Geesley672/
Sleihat672/
Gilleya671/
Schlley671/
Sillaya671/
Silleye671/
Silleyi671/
Zlea671/
Jlea671/
Schlyia671/
Schleye671/
Shlyuha671/
Scelley670/
Schleoy670/
Schleiy670/
Jley670/
Selleah670/

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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
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  • 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 Sleya
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