Sula Surname

17,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Sula Surname Definition:

Sula is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: a child whose father has neglected him / her.

Sula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania10,1991:2869
DR Congo4,9531:14,9161,858
Philippines2,3081:43,8647,025
Nigeria2,2031:80,4105,710
India1,4551:527,19326,233
Indonesia1,3671:96,74410,042
Moldova1,3651:2,609342
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Greece7961:13,9191,895
United States6361:569,90446,784
Turkey4991:155,95512,197
Guatemala4101:39,2262,064
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Ukraine3051:149,25520,804
Papua New Guinea2581:31,6043,644
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Brazil2001:1,070,37237,537
Poland1951:194,91726,205
Thailand1751:403,64870,850
Kosovo1621:11,4931,656
Russia1621:889,64870,971
England1511:368,99426,171
Estonia1421:9,3081,284
Uganda1321:295,75220,635
Malaysia1171:252,08714,235
North Macedonia1071:19,6402,684
Solomon Islands1031:5,631791
Finland911:60,4036,985
Lesotho891:22,8384,668
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Italy631:970,74168,914
Taiwan481:488,4323,698
Latvia451:45,5576,925
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Austria221:387,06540,442
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France161:4,151,420237,746
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
China101:136,732,1577,199
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Wales71:442,07621,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Šula (580), Sulá (4), Süla (1), Şula (1), Sulă (1) & Šůla (25) are calculated separately.

Sula (20,148) may also be a first name.

Sula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sula is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: a child whose father has neglected him / her.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sula (Bengali: সুলা, Georgian: სულა, Hindi: सूला, Marathi: सुला, Oriya: ସୁଲା, Russian: Сула) is most common in Albania. It can be found as: Šula, Sulá, Süla, Şula, Sulă or Šůla. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sula is the 17,897th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 236,064 people. Sula is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Sula are found; 37 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 34 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 37,583rd most common first name internationally, held by 20,148 people.

It is most widely held in Albania, where it is held by 10,199 people, or 1 in 286. In Albania Sula is primarily concentrated in: Tirana County, where 35 percent reside, Fier County, where 16 percent reside and Elbasan County, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Albania it exists in 102 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.

Sula Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sula has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sula last name expanded 31,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sula surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (72%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sula surname are 12.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sula earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.2% less than the national average, earning €5,044 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning R 227,352 per year; in United States they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $45,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 106.64% more than the national average, earning $102,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šula92580/
Sulá924/
Süla921/
Şula921/
Sulă921/
Shula8911,297/
Sulla898,843/
Saula898,119/
Soula897,679/
Sulaj896,677/
Suela894,185/
Sulai892,535/
Sulay891,984/
Sulat891,711/
Sulas891,652/
Suila891,639/
Sulea891,636/
Sulia891,434/
Susla891,361/
Sulad891,010/
Sutla89497/
Sulga89478/
Szula89469/
Sulya89439/
Sulha89436/
Sulau89397/
Seula89393/
Sulah89255/
Siula89250/
Suhla89158/
Suula8971/
Zsula8935/
Sulaç8934/
Suyla8927/
Sulap8915/
Sulaa897/
Ssula895/
Sujla892/
Sjula892/
Sulaz891/
Sulaź891/
Suloa891/
Šůla8325/
Shulga8027,377/
Shulha8025,110/
Soulas804,077/
Soulga803,596/
Sullad803,119/
Sulait802,631/
Soulat802,525/
Suglia801,457/
Saulea801,151/
Soulla80912/
Sahula80695/
Suilay80679/
Soulia80595/
Sulais80571/
Shulla80568/
Saulah80546/
Shaula80532/
Saulat80477/
Shulah80436/
Shoula80425/
Saulas80400/
Shulya80377/
Soulay80304/
Schula80300/
Sullia80293/
Saulay80290/
Suleap80263/
Sulaya80217/
Sullah80210/
Shuila80162/
Shulia80159/
Sulhah80149/
Suilah80126/
Suilea80124/
Suliat80112/
Sulaha80111/
Suleau80107/
Saulia80105/
Szulia8091/
Seutla8090/
Soulai8077/
Shulai8073/
Sullaj8068/
Sulhat8068/
Saulai8060/
Sullay8048/
Suelau8047/
Siulea8037/
Shulas8033/
Szulha8033/
Sullas8026/
Sulaja8026/
Saulla8024/
Shusla8023/
Sullau8023/
Sulyad8022/
Sulgay8021/
Suelah8020/
Soulha8018/
Soulea8018/
Sulyah8018/
Suslia8016/
Zsulya8016/
Soulah8015/
Shulay8014/
Sohula8014/
Sulyay8012/
Sulaih8011/
Sutlap8011/
Sculla8010/
Suilya8010/
Sulast8010/
Siulai809/
Szulya809/
Sutlau808/
Siuloa808/
Saulau808/
Sulasz808/
Sullai808/
Sullha807/
Saulya806/
Suelai806/
Saulad805/
Shulat805/
Suliai805/
Sutlai805/
Ssaula805/
Suladh804/
Suslad804/
Suttla804/
Sheula804/
Sulach804/
Suslay803/
Sulahu803/
Shulaz803/
Sulads803/
Sulaia802/
Sulash802/
Suehla802/
Shulaa802/
Suylla802/
Suilha802/
Szulas802/
Sullga802/
Sulyap802/
Saulga802/
Saulaj801/
Sautla801/
Shuela801/
Shuhla801/
Seulai801/
Suilia801/
Sulaij801/
Sutlia801/
Sutlla801/
Sulias801/
Soulya801/
Ssoula801/
Souhla801/
Soulaa801/
Soulaz801/
Suhlya801/
Suilas801/
Suilaz801/
Suilla801/
Sulaiy801/
Sulaut801/
Siulia801/
Souyla801/
Saulha801/
Szulaj801/
Suliap801/
Suliau801/
Sullat801/
Sullea801/
Sulloa801/
Suslea801/
Sutlay801/
Sullaa801/
Sutlah801/
Suelia801/
Suleat801/
Sulyai801/
Sculau800/
Sculia800/
Sule75335,895/
Sola7577,609/
Jula7510,818/
Suli758,518/
Cula755,330/
Sulo754,434/
Zula751,388/
Xula75294/
Žula75246/
Suly75118/
Sóla7553/
Sulé7522/
Sulj7514/
Sulè751/
Sulê751/
Shullai731,869/
Shoulah731,426/
Shulaia73906/
Saulais73558/
Sucilla73449/
Susilla73387/
Souylat73295/
Shahula73218/
Soulias73182/
Sauleau73174/
Soulaih73137/
Schulla73123/
Susella73103/
Shulhai73103/
Shulaya73100/
Soulhat7398/
Suljova7398/
Schulga7389/
Shullah7356/
Souleau7353/
Schulha7352/
Shulgay7343/
Scuilla7342/
Souleas7342/
Souhlas7338/
Shulhat7338/
Saulaha7334/
Schoula7334/
Sutilla7331/
Shuylat7324/
Schulat7323/
Shoulla7321/
Saulash7319/
Saullah7318/
Szulgaj7314/
Suitlas7312/
Soullas7312/
Suleaux7311/
Schulay7310/
Shul'ga739/
Shuthla739/
Szulgay738/
Shulaha737/
Sucella737/
Sahulla736/
Shullaj736/
Saulaja735/
Soullah735/
Shoulat735/
Sulliah735/
Shaulla735/
Suchhla734/
Saulaph734/
Schulya733/
Sullaah733/
Sulladh733/
Suggila733/
Shuella733/
Schulaz733/
Schulai733/
Sullaha732/
Saulaya732/
Saulajs732/
Sulaath732/
Shullha732/
Suilaya731/
Sauslea731/
Geesula731/
Schulah731/
Sjullah731/
Shulats731/
Shullas731/
Shaulas731/
Shaulay731/
Shautla731/
Suileau731/
Suillah731/
Sulahai731/
Sulajhe731/
Sutella731/
Soulaha731/
Soullia731/
Souslas731/
Souleah731/
Sueleah731/
Souhyla731/
Soulahe731/
Souhlia731/
Sauliat731/
Shoulay731/
Suhlahe731/
Suiglia731/
Sulgaya731/
Sulahay731/
Sulatch731/
Souliah731/
Schaula731/
Scullia731/
Szulasz731/
Szulgai731/
Suliahe731/
Sullias731/
Shulgau731/
Soulhaj731/
Souylla731/
Soulach731/
Shoulia731/
Shuilai731/
Sahaula731/
Seullha731/
Shuluha731/
Scullay730/
Schulea730/
Suttlay730/
Soule6768,341/
Shila6763,875/
Julia6729,647/
Sulle6723,633/
Sulit6717,025/
Souli6711,696/
Saulo6710,964/
Çulha6710,956/
Shola6710,566/
Shuli678,779/
Solla677,364/
Sully676,509/
Chula676,267/
Sauli675,766/
Sulis674,436/
Saule673,385/
Siuli673,199/
Sulej673,129/
Souly673,119/
Culla673,068/
Suelo672,871/
Sullo672,558/
Suleh672,295/
Seuli672,215/
Shuly672,212/
Zulai671,854/
Suslo671,830/
Solea671,642/
Zuula671,614/
Solia671,584/
Seuly671,552/
Sulli671,526/
Julai671,475/
Soulé671,409/
Sulei671,401/
Silah671,386/
Soloa671,341/
Shule671,339/
Julaj671,312/
Zoula671,287/
Solay671,280/
Suley671,277/
Zuela671,248/
Joula671,240/
Jutla671,218/
Zulia671,150/
Julea671,053/
Jaula671,043/
Shulhach671,039/
Siuly67923/
Sulgi67847/
Zulla67823/
Solai67717/
Zaula67673/
Zeula67619/
Djula67581/
Julla67571/
Suluo67570/
Sólya67562/
Sulio67467/
Seule67429/
Solya67425/
Julay67420/
Suliy67418/
Soola67417/
Sculo67359/
Zulya67344/
Solha67342/
Julad67342/
Sulhi67317/
Julha67317/
Suloo67303/
Szuła67300/
Çulaj67287/
Sules67283/
Šaula67279/
Shulo67243/
Xulai67233/
Suler67231/
Culaj67208/
Solau67203/
Sulot67189/
Sulie67181/
Soulo67181/
Zhula67176/
Sulod67162/
Sulyi67155/
Sulez67147/
Şulea67145/
Sülla67144/
Sulet67143/
Sului67137/
Šulaj67131/
Zulha67129/
Suhle67118/
Zulaa67111/
Suhli67107/
Suilo67104/
Szule67100/
Sulih6796/
Suliz6788/
Sulip6786/
Suloh6786/
Sjule6780/
Suillaud6774/
Sulge6774/
Suili6774/
Solaa6771/
Soela6769/
Šoula6768/
Szola6765/
Sutli6764/
Sulje6763/
Julas6762/
Çulla6759/
Sulid6757/
Suloy6757/
Zulas6755/
Sülau6755/
Šulla6751/
Culay6748/
Sulop6745/
Szuly6745/
Suule6745/
Jhula6744/
Sulou6741/
Zuila6737/
Sulee6736/
Suuli6735/
Soğla6733/
Tjula6730/
Schulatz6730/
Susli6729/
Suile6729/
Zulay6728/
Xulla6727/
Schaulat6726/
Julau6726/
Juila6723/
Siule6723/
Sauly6721/
Suitella6720/
Giula6719/
Sussella6718/
Suily6718/
Sulij6717/
Zutla6716/
Sulos6716/
Ssule6716/
Šulai6716/
Sahullah6715/
Southlea6714/
Julat6714/
Ceula6714/
Jusla6714/
Szila6714/
Zulga6713/
Sgulo6712/
Suloj6712/
Schoulas6712/
Suled6711/
Suscella6711/
Ssila6711/
Sülha6710/
Shchulha6710/
Suleu679/
Zulea678/
Šulha678/
Zulat677/
Sulhe677/
Shullaih677/
Sulajová677/
Džula676/
Sulejova676/
Sahaulla675/
Ziula675/
Sullà675/
Cuyla675/
Sulgo675/
Sutle674/
Sutly674/
Suloi674/
Sulyo674/
Julap674/
Cuhla674/
Sullé674/
Sulho674/
Soullahy673/
Susle673/
Seulo673/
Culah673/
Sauló673/
Sgulò673/
Siulo673/
Shchulya673/
Soulè673/
Sulajova673/
Solaj673/
Suluy673/
Sucillia672/
Dcula672/
Shaullah672/
Sujle672/
Ssola672/
Szuli672/
Soulliat672/
Sulaiová672/
Ssuli672/
Szulo672/
Sülya672/
Zulad672/
Zulau672/
Jeula671/
Julaa671/
Sauleova671/
Jsuli671/
Zsola671/
Sjaullah671/
Suhly671/
Suseella671/
Sulep671/
Sucillah671/
Souylatt671/
Sujlo671/
Souhiela671/
Sólla671/
Şulai671/
Şulla671/
Šuela671/
Zsule671/
Zzula671/
Shauluha671/
Sulaiova671/
Siuła671/
Shoulhad671/
Soulã671/
Soulô671/
S'Ola671/
Saulj671/
Saulé671/
Szulé671/
Szuló671/
Sülaj671/
Suliç671/
Sullá671/
Suyła671/
Soulllah671/
Xulau671/
Shulaaid671/
Suyly671/
Susillah671/
Suljd671/
Zusla671/
Schulhaz670/
Shulhass670/
Schuleah670/

Sula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sula in the Georgian language
სულაsula-
Sula in the Marathi language
सुलाsula85.88
सुळsula7.64
सुळाsula3.32
सूलाsula1.66
सुलsula1
सूळाsula0.33
शुलाsula0.17
Sula in the Oriya language
ସୁଲାsula60.77
ସୁଲsula23.21
ଶୁଲାsula5.01
ଶୁଲsula3.51
ସୁଳsula0.83
ଶୁଳାsula0.83
ସୁଳାsula0.67
ଶୁଳsula0.67
ସୂଲାsula0.33
ମୁଲmula0.33
ସୂଲsula0.33
ଶୂଳsula0.17
ଶୂଲsula0.17
ସୁଲୁsulu0.17
େସାଲesala0.17
ସୁେଲାsuela0.17
ସୂଳାsula0.17
ଶୁକsuka0.17
Sula in the Bengali language
সুলাsula50
সুলsula50
Sula in the Hindi language
सूलाsula50
सुलाsula48.77
स़ूलाsula0.31
Sula in the Russian language
Сулаsula-

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