Sulaimu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Sulaimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sulaimu (49) may also be a first name.
Sulaimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulaimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulaimu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulaimu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sulaimu live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sulaimu is also the 1,430,306th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 49 people.
The surname Sulaimu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 43 percent reside, Kano, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulaimau | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sulaimud | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sulaimut | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sulimu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Sulamu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Suliamu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sulamau | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sulimau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sullamu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Suleimau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Suliyamu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Soulimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sulemu | 77 | 44 | / |
| Solimu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Julamu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zulimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shilamu | 71 | 262 | / |
| Djulamu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Sulemau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sholimu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shilimu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Solimau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sollamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sulemuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soulemou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saulemau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zulimuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Julayamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seulemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suelemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souloumou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Séoulémou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zolamu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Solemu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Solymu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shilemu | 57 | 21 | / |
| Julemus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sollemu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Julemeus | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Sulaimu
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