Souleman Surname
Approximately 1,507 people bear this surname
Souleman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,040 | 1:18,454 | 1,174 |
| Cameroon | 264 | 1:78,671 | 9,664 |
| Benin | 142 | 1:72,786 | 8,756 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Souleman (2,863) may also be a first name.
Souleman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souleman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Souleman (Marathi: सॉंलेमन) occurs most in Niger. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Souleman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 260,578th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,835,797 people. The surname Souleman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Souleman reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Souleman is also the 135,984th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 2,863 people.
The surname is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 18,454. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 35 percent live, Maradi Region, where 33 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 28 percent live. Aside from Niger it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and Benin, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Souleman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Souleman in the Marathi language | ||
| सॉंलेमन | sonlemana | - |
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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 Souleman
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