Sulafa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Sulafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Sulafa (19,696) may also be a first name.
Sulafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulafa (Arabic: سُلافه, Hindi: सुलफा, Marathi: सुळफा) is found most in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sulafa is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sulafa reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sulafa is also the 38,250th most commonly held first name globally, held by 19,696 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Sulafa is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 100 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulaifa | 92 | 10 | / |
| Sulafea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Soulafa | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sulaifah | 86 | 44 | / |
| Sulaifat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Solafa | 83 | 356 | / |
| Zulafa | 83 | 75 | / |
| Julafa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sulafi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sulafe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Soullafat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zulaifa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Sulaifi | 77 | 16 | / |
| Julaifa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Soulafe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Suluofa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Julafat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Soulafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Culeafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Solafaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sutlapha | 71 | 429 | / |
| Chulaifa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Zulhafah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sulhafis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soullafe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zulefa | 67 | 2,748 | / |
| Solofa | 67 | 379 | / |
| Julhaifah | 67 | 55 | / |
| Shulhafer | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jullaifah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Solafy | 67 | 1 | / |
Sulafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulafa in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलफा | sulapha | 66.67 |
| सुलाफा | sulapha | 33.33 |
| Sulafa in the Marathi language | ||
| सुळफा | sulapha | 33.33 |
| सुलाफा | sulapha | 33.33 |
| सुलफा | sulapha | 33.33 |
| Sulafa in the Arabic language | ||
| سُلافه | sulafh | - |
| سلافة | slaft | - |
| سولافا | swlafa | - |
| سلافه | slafh | - |
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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 Sulafa
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