Sulaiman Forename
1,349th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 716,178 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone
Sulaiman Forename User-submission:
The name Sulaiman is an Arabic variant of the name Solomon, meaning 'man of peace' or 'peaceful one'. Solomon was a biblical figure and the son of King David. He is renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
Sulaiman Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 290,296 | 1:612 | 86 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 157,363 | 1:196 | 7 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 99,313 | 1:2,597 | 274 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 42,625 | 1:166 | 39 |
| Uganda | 99% | 40,647 | 1:1,008 | 177 |
| India | 100% | 24,639 | 1:49,307 | 6,641 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 18,361 | 1:1,658 | 145 |
| Oman | 100% | 6,459 | 1:636 | 86 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 6,140 | 1:25,971 | 2,705 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4,958 | 1:7,625 | 1,084 |
| Israel | 100% | 4,131 | 1:2,034 | 424 |
| Thailand | 100% | 3,299 | 1:21,239 | 2,891 |
| Afghanistan | 90% | 2,959 | 1:11,025 | 1,109 |
| Qatar | 100% | 2,479 | 1:956 | 58 |
| Philippines | 99% | 2,451 | 1:43,252 | 3,326 |
| Pakistan | 96% | 2,281 | 1:85,207 | 4,042 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,394 | 1:39,120 | 4,339 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,002 | 1:20,758 | 2,728 |
| United States | 100% | 871 | 1:416,231 | 11,690 |
| Somalia | - | 678 | 1:19,950 | 1,455 |
| Egypt | 100% | 629 | 1:146,106 | 5,938 |
| England | 100% | 409 | 1:135,948 | 4,613 |
| Spain | 100% | 242 | 1:192,273 | 3,974 |
| Brunei | 100% | 235 | 1:1,785 | 185 |
| Ghana | 100% | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Poland | - | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 149 | 1:48,000 | 4,380 |
| Liberia | 100% | 146 | 1:30,220 | 1,861 |
| Bahrain | - | 133 | 1:10,140 | 1,551 |
| Kuwait | - | 133 | 1:28,461 | 2,834 |
| Malawi | 100% | 127 | 1:134,743 | 6,567 |
| Iraq | 100% | 126 | 1:277,920 | 4,117 |
| Sweden | 100% | 125 | 1:78,863 | 3,632 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 116 | 1:265,400 | 5,580 |
| Maldives | 96% | 91 | 1:4,768 | 268 |
| Canada | 100% | 78 | 1:424,787 | 11,869 |
| Singapore | 95% | 58 | 1:108,397 | 7,524 |
| Gambia | - | 49 | 1:39,318 | 298 |
| Libya | - | 49 | 1:126,965 | 743 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 33 | 1:512,184 | 12,382 |
| Jordan | 100% | 27 | 1:326,918 | 3,207 |
| Brazil | 100% | 25 | 1:8,569,446 | 111,821 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 25 | 1:3,902,405 | 10,287 |
| Germany | 100% | 25 | 1:3,867,115 | 17,280 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| Denmark | - | 23 | 1:245,630 | 5,032 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 18 | 1:2,932,684 | 23,284 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 18 | 1:75,634 | 5,830 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Scotland | 100% | 16 | 1:334,398 | 4,869 |
| Norway | 100% | 15 | 1:342,155 | 7,099 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 15 | 1:1,028,254 | 36,015 |
| Syria | - | 14 | 1:1,379,005 | 3,470 |
| Ireland | - | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Belgium | 100% | 12 | 1:957,503 | 11,814 |
| China | - | 12 | 1:113,837,982 | 65,289 |
| Greece | 100% | 12 | 1:911,212 | 9,057 |
| Russia | 100% | 12 | 1:12,019,475 | 42,911 |
| Iceland | - | 11 | 1:33,274 | 2,039 |
| Wales | 100% | 11 | 1:281,301 | 4,460 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Somaliland | - | 9 | 1:389,086 | 1,051 |
| Ukraine | 63% | 9 | 1:5,055,545 | 8,900 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Yemen | - | 8 | 1:3,287,094 | 4,116 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 6 | 1:3,063,245 | 50,518 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 5 | 1:4,322,101 | 63,776 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Finland | 60% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 5 | 1:3,549,369 | 21,516 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,493,319 | 26,894 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Senegal | - | 4 | 1:3,645,339 | 17,621 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Czechia | - | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | 100% | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Suláímàn (1) are calculated separately.
Sulaiman (564,509) may also be a surname.
Sulaiman Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Sulaiman is an Arabic variant of the name Solomon, meaning 'man of peace' or 'peaceful one'. Solomon was a biblical figure and the son of King David. He is renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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Sulaiman Demographics
Sulaiman Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 5 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulaiman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman in the Russian language | ||
| Сулаиман | sulaiman | - |
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