Sulam Surname
Approximately 1,779 people bear this surname
Sulam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 424 | 1:20,183 | 3,007 |
| India | 424 | 1:1,809,116 | 64,170 |
| Indonesia | 398 | 1:332,284 | 29,017 |
| Philippines | 243 | 1:416,618 | 52,628 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Şulam (35) are calculated separately.
Sulam (6,001) may also be a first name.
Sulam Demographics
Sulam Political Affiliation
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Sulam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulam (Bengali: সুলম, Hindi: सुलम, Marathi: सुलाम, Oriya: ସୁଲମ, Russian: Сулам) is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Şulam. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 227,923rd most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,096,428 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Sulam live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sulam is also the 85,658th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 6,001 people.
Sulam is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 20,183. In Israel Sulam is primarily found in: Tel Aviv District, where 43 percent are found, Central District, where 36 percent are found and Haifa District, where 6 percent are found. Other than Israel this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.
Sulam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sulam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sulam last name grew 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sulam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sulam last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.
Sulam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,361 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulam in the Bengali language | ||
| সুলম | sulama | - |
| Sulam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁଲମ | sulama | 87.63 |
| ଶୁଲମ | sulama | 5.15 |
| ସୁଲାମ | sulama | 5.15 |
| ସୂଲମ | sulama | 1.03 |
| ଶୁଲାମ | sulama | 1.03 |
| Sulam in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलाम | sulama | 62.5 |
| सुळम | sulama | 18.75 |
| सुलम | sulama | 15.63 |
| सुकाम | sukama | 3.13 |
| Sulam in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलम | sulama | 57.97 |
| सुलाम | sulama | 34.78 |
| सूलम | sulama | 7.25 |
| Sulam in the Russian language | ||
| Сулам | sulam | - |
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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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- 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 Sulam
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