Al Sulaimi Surname

131,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Sulaimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sulaimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,8741:9,1951,176
Kuwait2121:17,9282,427
Oman2121:17,3961,767
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Tunisia231:26,5494,038
Palestine221:206,7669,351
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Jordan161:552,65213,471
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Al Sulaimi (11) may also be a first name.

Al Sulaimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Sulaimi is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Al Sulaimi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Sulaimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,771st most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,125,269 people. The surname Al Sulaimi occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Sulaimi reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,874 people, or 1 in 9,195. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Al Mahrah Governorate, where 78 percent reside, Ibb Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Shabwah Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Yemen Al Sulaimi is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 6 percent reside and Oman, where 6 percent reside.

Al Sulaimi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Al Sulaimi last name is chiefly Shiite (83%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Sulami95854/
Al-Sulaimi90420/
Al Zulaimi9010/
Al Julaimi901/
Al Sulaima901/
Al-Sulami841,712/
Al Solami84239/
Al Sulamy84199/
Al-Zulaimi80695/
Al-Sullami801/
Al-Sholaimi761/
Al-Solami74241/
Al-Zulami7422/
Al Solamy741/
Al-Solamy634/

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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 Al Sulaimi
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