Souleiman Surname
Approximately 3,275 people bear this surname
Souleiman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 1,972 | 1:464 | 62 |
| Greece | 622 | 1:17,813 | 2,517 |
| Cameroon | 290 | 1:71,617 | 8,980 |
| Mauritania | 129 | 1:31,743 | 2,595 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Souleïman (9) are calculated separately.
Souleiman (4,535) may also be a first name.
Souleiman Demographics
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Souleiman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souleiman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Souleiman (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) occurs more in Djibouti more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Souleïman. Click here for other possible spellings of Souleiman.
How Common Is The Last Name Souleiman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 136,945th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,225,205 people. The surname Souleiman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Souleiman live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Souleiman is also the 102,115th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 4,535 people.
The surname Souleiman is most commonly held in Djibouti, where it is borne by 1,972 people, or 1 in 464. Excluding Djibouti this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
Souleiman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Souleiman surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Souleiman earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.39% less than the national average, earning $30,467 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Souleiman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Souleiman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | slyman | 89.24 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | aslyman | 8.86 |
| ﺍﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻧﻰ | aslymany | 0.63 |
| ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻤﺎﻥ | swlyman | 0.63 |
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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
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