Suleiman Forename
1,652nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 600,394 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates
Suleiman 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.
Suleiman Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 243,184 | 1:730 | 112 |
| Syria | - | 56,929 | 1:339 | 51 |
| Kenya | 89% | 49,200 | 1:941 | 191 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 32,978 | 1:1,601 | 325 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 31,885 | 1:224 | 25 |
| Jordan | 100% | 31,083 | 1:284 | 40 |
| Yemen | - | 28,837 | 1:912 | 154 |
| Afghanistan | 98% | 17,480 | 1:1,866 | 330 |
| Egypt | 100% | 15,334 | 1:5,993 | 655 |
| Sudan | 100% | 15,270 | 1:2,476 | 448 |
| Somalia | - | 14,002 | 1:966 | 166 |
| Palestine | 100% | 12,931 | 1:352 | 78 |
| Kuwait | - | 9,650 | 1:392 | 56 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 7,425 | 1:758 | 152 |
| Iraq | 100% | 4,645 | 1:7,539 | 729 |
| Oman | 100% | 4,594 | 1:894 | 134 |
| India | 88% | 4,402 | 1:275,983 | 26,278 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4,277 | 1:22,810 | 2,933 |
| Somaliland | 100% | 4,134 | 1:847 | 176 |
| Libya | - | 2,754 | 1:2,259 | 414 |
| Israel | 96% | 1,618 | 1:5,193 | 865 |
| Uganda | 93% | 1,188 | 1:34,476 | 2,325 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 933 | 1:33,025 | 4,029 |
| Ghana | 67% | 787 | 1:34,290 | 2,099 |
| United States | 100% | 750 | 1:483,383 | 12,908 |
| South Africa | 100% | 743 | 1:73,395 | 6,629 |
| Georgia | 100% | 709 | 1:5,273 | 592 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 367 | 1:82,970 | 6,142 |
| Ukraine | 98% | 296 | 1:153,716 | 1,091 |
| England | 100% | 273 | 1:203,674 | 5,991 |
| Russia | 99% | 148 | 1:974,552 | 8,455 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 142 | 1:4,767 | 671 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 136 | 1:1,896,792 | 98,933 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 130 | 1:567,905 | 19,370 |
| Brazil | 100% | 118 | 1:1,815,561 | 39,486 |
| Sweden | 99% | 117 | 1:84,256 | 3,811 |
| Kazakhstan | 94% | 111 | 1:159,881 | 3,999 |
| Bahrain | - | 89 | 1:15,154 | 2,209 |
| Canada | 100% | 87 | 1:380,843 | 11,079 |
| Germany | 100% | 68 | 1:1,421,733 | 9,557 |
| Spain | 100% | 67 | 1:694,477 | 7,394 |
| Qatar | 100% | 46 | 1:51,513 | 6,571 |
| Norway | 100% | 31 | 1:165,559 | 4,446 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 30 | 1:6,478,589 | 55,825 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 26 | 1:49,915 | 3,034 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 24 | 1:678,055 | 12,684 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 23 | 1:734,873 | 14,886 |
| Belgium | 100% | 18 | 1:638,336 | 9,306 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 16 | 1:1,887,618 | 33,763 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 14 | 1:1,543,607 | 35,722 |
| Thailand | 97% | 13 | 1:5,389,678 | 96,686 |
| France | 100% | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| Scotland | 89% | 12 | 1:445,864 | 5,809 |
| Australia | - | 11 | 1:1,241,602 | 13,569 |
| Austria | 100% | 11 | 1:774,018 | 6,072 |
| Denmark | - | 11 | 1:513,591 | 7,934 |
| Iceland | - | 11 | 1:33,274 | 2,039 |
| Mexico | 78% | 10 | 1:12,414,443 | 34,902 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 10 | 1:821,350 | 10,525 |
| Djibouti | - | 9 | 1:101,740 | 979 |
| Eritrea | - | 9 | 1:528,109 | 348 |
| Poland | - | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,283,447 | 1,308 |
| Finland | 63% | 8 | 1:685,398 | 7,121 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 8 | 1:746,660 | 19,030 |
| South Ossetia | 100% | 7 | 1:7,650 | 590 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 7 | 1:2,203,402 | 59,073 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Colombia | - | 6 | 1:7,963,154 | 36,949 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Wales | 100% | 6 | 1:515,718 | 6,554 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Peru | 100% | 5 | 1:6,358,291 | 42,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,410,736 | 23,569 |
| Brunei | 100% | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| Croatia | 100% | 4 | 1:1,054,269 | 9,352 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Uruguay | - | 4 | 1:856,909 | 8,493 |
| Luxembourg | - | 3 | 1:188,016 | 3,003 |
| Namibia | - | 3 | 1:801,393 | 11,859 |
| Serbia | - | 3 | 1:2,381,907 | 7,319 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Moldova | 100% | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
The alternate forms: Süleiman (12) are calculated separately.
Suleiman (1,012,256) may also be a surname.
Suleiman 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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Sample size: 128 (2014)
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Suleiman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suleiman in the Russian language | ||
| Сулеиман | suleiman | - |
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