Sul Surname

32,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guam

Sul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India10,0001:76,7075,199
Indonesia8701:152,01114,920
United States7031:515,58943,135
DR Congo6501:113,66112,476
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Cambodia5131:30,1891,523
Guatemala4231:38,0202,038
Papua New Guinea3801:21,4572,288
Brazil2731:784,15528,479
Portugal2641:39,4632,350
Ukraine2251:202,32327,335
Malaysia1751:168,53810,283
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Pakistan1461:1,223,58814,537
Poland1381:275,42633,676
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Venezuela1081:279,6676,618
Iran671:1,146,00850,371
South Korea571:898,952299
Taiwan501:468,8953,561
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England171:3,277,533109,658
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Guam81:20,0153,029
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Malta41:107,5681,849
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
France21:33,211,361423,184
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Sül (439) & Šul (3) are calculated separately.

Sul (10,689) may also be a first name.

Sul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sul (Hindi: सुल, Marathi: सुळ, Oriya: ସୁଲ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sül or Šul. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sul? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,784th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 449,377 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Sul reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sul is also the 58,603rd most frequent first name on earth, held by 10,689 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 10,000 people, or 1 in 76,707. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Odisha, where 1 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Sul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (54%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sul are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sul earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 63.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,106 per year; in United States they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $41,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $45,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sül89439/
Šul893/
Sule86335,895/
Saul8643,395/
Shul863,566/
Soul862,762/
Seul862,576/
Szul861,990/
Sult861,923/
Suhl86979/
Sull86502/
Suil86445/
Sulh86253/
Siul86139/
Sulp8691/
Suul8666/
Suld8652/
Susl8621/
Scul8612/
Sjul869/
Hsul867/
Sgul866/
Sutl862/
Ssul862/
Suyl861/
Soule7568,341/
Sulle7523,633/
Shull7513,174/
Sutil7510,083/
Scull755,268/
Saule753,385/
Shaul753,122/
Schul751,508/
Shule751,339/
Susil751,155/
Shoul75989/
Sahul75840/
Sutel75536/
Susel75489/
Saull75429/
Seule75429/
Shult75404/
Shuul75173/
Sulph75106/
Szule75100/
Sucel7565/
Sugli7553/
Sauld7546/
Sheul7532/
Sohul7529/
Suile7529/
Szull7519/
Sušel7518/
Shuhl7517/
Ssule7516/
Shgul7515/
Sould7512/
Seull758/
Shuld758/
Sulhe757/
Szult757/
Shuil756/
Seulh756/
Xsoul754/
Sjuld753/
Susle753/
Seuhl752/
Suhyl752/
Sucil752/
Suldt752/
Sujle752/
Szaul752/
Soull751/
Scaul751/
Sjaul751/
Shulh751/
Shulp751/
Shjul751/
Sutll751/
Sultt751/
Suill751/
Sudtl751/
Zsule751/
Suijl751/
Souël751/
Saulė751/
Sausl751/
Sullt751/
Sußel751/
Suitl751/
Sshul751/
Shhul751/
Soujl751/
Suysl751/
Sutld751/
Susyl751/
Sutyl751/
Su'lp751/
Sulhs750/
Shutl750/
Sol6776,766/
Shahul676,262/
Jul675,970/
Zul674,288/
Saulle671,949/
Schull671,907/
Suchil671,335/
Cul671,318/
Schuil671,053/
Shaull671,022/
Schaul671,005/
Sautel67686/
Sheule67543/
Xul67443/
Suchel67387/
Schuhl67310/
Sulova67214/
Çul67162/
Shaule67139/
Sussel67132/
Suseel67121/
Sulová67121/
Soulle6788/
Suttel6781/
Should6749/
Suttil6744/
Sausel6742/
Sougli6736/
Schuyl6728/
Shusil6720/
Shuldt6717/
Szaule6717/
Shoule6716/
Soucil6716/
Shutel678/
Susell678/
Soutil677/
Shusel676/
Schoul675/
Sheull675/
Sól675/
Sujlle675/
Shulle674/
Schutl674/
Suitel674/
Ssoule674/
Soutel674/
Sausil673/
Sousel673/
Suille673/
Shchul673/
Sushyl673/
Shjule672/
Shoull672/
Shulth672/
Schulh672/
Shauul672/
Souyle672/
Sautil672/
Sahaul671/
Shuthl671/
Shuttl671/
Shauld671/
Susill671/
Sutell671/
Sucell671/
Saucel671/
Sutill671/
Shuile671/
Sousil671/
Hshoul671/
Seulle671/
Seusel671/
Seuhle671/
Suggil671/
Suglih671/
Suhgil671/
Shohul671/
Shutil671/
Ssuule671/
Szuldt671/
Szusel671/
Szusle671/
Shugli671/
Saulth671/
Shgulh671/
Shoulh671/
Sousll671/
Suszel671/
Scoull670/
Sulowa670/
Shouhl670/
Shoulp670/
Suisle670/
Saulph670/
Sousle670/
Shultt670/

Sul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sul in the Marathi language
सुळsula75.92
सूळsula23.04
Sul in the Oriya language
ସୁଲsula73.75
ଶୁଲsula17.29
ଶୁଳsula4.03
ସୁଲ୍sul0.34
ଶୁଲ୍sul0.07
Sul in the Hindi language
सुलsula41.03
सुल्तानsultana21.25
सुल्तानाsultana19.41
सूलsula16.85
सुल्sul0.73

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sul
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