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
Sulaima (Hindi: सुलैमा, Marathi: सुलैमा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulaima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 212,696th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,764,228 people. Sulaima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sulaima are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 132,379th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 2,991 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,205 people, or 1 in 147,006. In Nigeria Sulaima is most prevalent in: Katsina, where 13 percent live, Kano, where 13 percent live and Jigawa, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Sulaima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name 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
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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 Sulaima
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