Al Sultan Surname
Approximately 14,658 people bear this surname
Al Sultan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 6,391 | 1:4,135 | 617 |
| Palestine | 3,162 | 1:1,439 | 263 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,465 | 1:12,518 | 1,726 |
| Kuwait | 1,224 | 1:3,105 | 409 |
| Syria | 861 | 1:22,417 | 1,613 |
| Lebanon | 334 | 1:16,877 | 2,208 |
| United Arab Emirates | 89 | 1:102,947 | 8,862 |
| Iran | 52 | 1:1,476,587 | 59,047 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Al Sultan (13) may also be a first name.
Al Sultan Demographics
Al Sultan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Sultan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sultan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Sultan is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sultan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Sultan is the 36,007th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 497,172 people. The last name Al Sultan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sultan reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is borne by 6,391 people, or 1 in 4,135. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 32 percent reside, Dhamar Governorate, where 18 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 11 percent reside. Not including Yemen Al Sultan occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 22 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside.
Al Sultan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (79%) in Lebanon.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sultan
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