Sualim Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sualim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sualim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sualim (289) may also be a first name.

Sualim Last Name Facts

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

Sualim (Hindi: सुआलीम) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sualim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sualim is the 1,658,108th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Sualim is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Sualim live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sualim is also the 519,842nd most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 289 people.

It is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 614,463. In Malaysia Sualim is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 65 percent reside, Sarawak, where 25 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent reside. Barring Malaysia Sualim exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suallim921/
Sualin8391/
Sualem8332/
Swalim8330/
Svalim833/
Swailim77131/
Sualing7730/
Sualina775/
Juallim774/
Swealim774/
Swaliem771/
Sualeem771/
Suallin771/
Shualem771/
Sualn731/
Svalheim7196/
Swalheim7165/
Sualling711/
Swaillim711/
Swalem67332/
Svalin67230/
Swalin6797/
Sualne672/
Sualen671/
Shuhalina671/
Sbolim671/
Sbalin671/

Sualim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sualim in the Hindi language
सुआलीमsu'alima50
सुआलिमsu'alima50

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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 Sualim
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