Sulaima Surname
Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname
Sulaima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,205 | 1:147,006 | 9,349 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Malaysia | 103 | 1:286,352 | 15,788 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sulaima (2,991) may also be a first name.
Sulaima Demographics
Sulaima Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sulaima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulaima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sulaima (Hindi: सुलैमा, Marathi: सुलैमा) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulaima? popularity and diffusion
Sulaima is the 212,696th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,764,228 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sulaima reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 132,379th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,991 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,205 people, or 1 in 147,006. In Nigeria Sulaima is primarily found in: Katsina, where 13 percent reside, Kano, where 13 percent reside and Jigawa, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 26 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.
Sulaima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulaima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulaima in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलैमा | sulaima | - |
| Sulaima in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलैमा | sulaima | - |
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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 Sulaima
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