Sultan Forename
555th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,387,480 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Oman
Sultan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 82% | 289,899 | 1:670 | 107 |
| Turkey | 98% | 268,758 | 1:289 | 25 |
| Yemen | - | 149,955 | 1:175 | 25 |
| India | 89% | 132,545 | 1:9,166 | 1,200 |
| Oman | 89% | 98,803 | 1:42 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 77,792 | 1:1,254 | 223 |
| Afghanistan | 71% | 65,004 | 1:502 | 73 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 52,330 | 1:3,047 | 441 |
| Iran | 100% | 45,595 | 1:1,722 | 281 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 39,994 | 1:444 | 102 |
| Indonesia | 98% | 21,413 | 1:12,047 | 1,699 |
| Uzbekistan | 98% | 21,291 | 1:1,446 | 321 |
| Syria | - | 18,785 | 1:1,028 | 207 |
| Russia | 100% | 16,064 | 1:8,979 | 353 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 16,025 | 1:446 | 50 |
| Egypt | 91% | 15,594 | 1:5,893 | 645 |
| Jordan | 77% | 10,163 | 1:869 | 211 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 98% | 4,469 | 1:1,337 | 232 |
| Tanzania | 99% | 3,738 | 1:14,122 | 1,625 |
| Iraq | 100% | 3,549 | 1:9,867 | 804 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 3,206 | 1:9,611 | 1,406 |
| Azerbaijan | 92% | 3,076 | 1:3,135 | 605 |
| Sudan | 100% | 2,975 | 1:12,708 | 1,431 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 2,783 | 1:3,009 | 514 |
| United States | 100% | 2,322 | 1:156,131 | 6,063 |
| England | 99% | 1,996 | 1:27,857 | 1,575 |
| Lebanon | 54% | 1,631 | 1:3,450 | 581 |
| Germany | 92% | 1,620 | 1:59,678 | 1,573 |
| Palestine | 72% | 1,511 | 1:3,011 | 517 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1,198 | 1:266 | 28 |
| Turkmenistan | 93% | 848 | 1:6,454 | 447 |
| Somalia | - | 838 | 1:16,141 | 1,296 |
| Malaysia | 93% | 830 | 1:36,687 | 3,234 |
| Thailand | 100% | 796 | 1:88,022 | 7,783 |
| Israel | 85% | 767 | 1:10,956 | 1,337 |
| France | 86% | 693 | 1:95,917 | 2,145 |
| Philippines | 97% | 674 | 1:157,284 | 7,574 |
| Canada | 100% | 605 | 1:54,766 | 3,504 |
| Chad | 100% | 556 | 1:24,458 | 3,046 |
| Bahrain | - | 503 | 1:2,681 | 438 |
| Nigeria | 98% | 481 | 1:369,157 | 12,790 |
| Georgia | 84% | 480 | 1:7,788 | 787 |
| Kenya | - | 388 | 1:119,348 | 5,876 |
| Belgium | 86% | 374 | 1:30,722 | 1,919 |
| Austria | 100% | 321 | 1:26,524 | 1,079 |
| Netherlands | 92% | 309 | 1:54,699 | 3,620 |
| Sweden | 52% | 298 | 1:33,080 | 1,992 |
| Poland | 100% | 283 | 1:134,371 | 2,707 |
| Morocco | - | 218 | 1:157,563 | 4,496 |
| Armenia | 99% | 208 | 1:14,032 | 1,008 |
| Denmark | - | 208 | 1:27,161 | 1,386 |
| Ukraine | 88% | 198 | 1:229,798 | 1,418 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 195 | 1:10,722 | 1,455 |
| Nepal | 91% | 181 | 1:157,389 | 7,382 |
| Kuwait | - | 171 | 1:22,136 | 2,344 |
| Switzerland | 97% | 170 | 1:48,315 | 2,166 |
| Australia | - | 157 | 1:86,991 | 3,323 |
| Bulgaria | 83% | 152 | 1:45,989 | 2,393 |
| Uganda | 82% | 142 | 1:288,429 | 8,490 |
| Djibouti | - | 109 | 1:8,401 | 725 |
| Norway | 100% | 85 | 1:60,380 | 2,326 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 78 | 1:277,058 | 10,672 |
| Guyana | 100% | 70 | 1:10,904 | 1,628 |
| Scotland | 100% | 67 | 1:79,856 | 2,055 |
| South Africa | 97% | 66 | 1:826,252 | 33,610 |
| Spain | 100% | 65 | 1:715,846 | 7,497 |
| Mauritius | - | 56 | 1:23,175 | 2,050 |
| Belarus | 100% | 55 | 1:172,407 | 1,556 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 55 | 1:24,753 | 2,750 |
| Romania | 100% | 52 | 1:385,615 | 11,194 |
| Mozambique | - | 49 | 1:555,987 | 1,346 |
| Brazil | 77% | 38 | 1:5,637,794 | 84,722 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| Qatar | 100% | 36 | 1:65,822 | 8,074 |
| Greece | 100% | 30 | 1:364,485 | 5,634 |
| New Zealand | - | 30 | 1:151,201 | 5,658 |
| Kosovo | - | 28 | 1:66,480 | 4,410 |
| Hungary | 50% | 21 | 1:466,275 | 1,759 |
| Singapore | 100% | 21 | 1:299,384 | 9,476 |
| China | - | 20 | 1:68,302,789 | 63,189 |
| Ireland | - | 19 | 1:244,396 | 4,129 |
| Tunisia | - | 16 | 1:42,306 | 2,316 |
| Estonia | 100% | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Italy | 67% | 14 | 1:4,361,578 | 21,991 |
| Wales | 100% | 14 | 1:221,022 | 3,846 |
| Congo | 100% | 11 | 1:455,382 | 8,101 |
| Finland | 55% | 10 | 1:548,318 | 6,147 |
| Niger | 100% | 10 | 1:1,918,399 | 23,776 |
| Comoros | - | 9 | 1:84,593 | 329 |
| Ecuador | - | 9 | 1:1,969,658 | 11,243 |
| Libya | - | 9 | 1:691,257 | 1,282 |
| Colombia | - | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| Czechia | 100% | 7 | 1:1,522,309 | 4,223 |
| Japan | - | 7 | 1:18,283,722 | 43,935 |
| Moldova | - | 7 | 1:508,734 | 3,126 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 7 | 1:4,314,556 | 60,709 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 6 | 1:409,793 | 5,154 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 5 | 1:48,684 | 1,663 |
| Argentina | 50% | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 5 | 1:4,615,187 | 69,481 |
| Algeria | 100% | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Burundi | - | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Eritrea | 50% | 4 | 1:1,188,244 | 607 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Liberia | - | 4 | 1:1,103,015 | 25,024 |
| Mali | 100% | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Guinea | - | 2 | 1:5,929,324 | 6,648 |
| Maldives | 100% | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Montenegro | - | 2 | 1:317,288 | 3,822 |
| Serbia | 100% | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Somaliland | - | 1 | 1:3,501,776 | 1,551 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Sültan (6) are calculated separately.
Sultan (1,169,392) may also be a surname.
Sultan Forename Popularity
Sultan Demographics
Sultan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 812 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Sultan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sultan in the Russian language | ||
| Султан | sultan | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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- 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 Sultan