Soulemane Surname
Approximately 8,419 people bear this surname
Soulemane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4,852 | 1:2,130 | 258 |
| Niger | 1,712 | 1:11,210 | 834 |
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Ivory Coast | 517 | 1:44,625 | 2,848 |
| Cameroon | 101 | 1:205,634 | 21,118 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
The alternate forms: Soulémane (1) are calculated separately.
Soulemane (15,877) may also be a first name.
Soulemane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soulemane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soulemane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Soulémane. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soulemane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 59,890th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 865,607 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Soulemane reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 44,653rd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 15,877 people.
It is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 4,852 people, or 1 in 2,130. In Benin it is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 50 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 16 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin Soulemane is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent are found and Togo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soulemane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soulemane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎﻥ | slyman | - |
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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 Soulemane
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