Sulam Surname

227,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Sulam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4241:20,1833,007
India4241:1,809,11664,170
Indonesia3981:332,28429,017
Philippines2431:416,61852,628
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Şulam (35) are calculated separately.

Sulam (6,001) may also be a first name.

Sulam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sulam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sulam (Bengali: সুলম, Hindi: सुलम, Marathi: सुलाम, Oriya: ସୁଲମ, Russian: Сулам) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Şulam. Click here for further potential spellings of Sulam.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,923rd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,096,428 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sulam are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 25 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sulam is also the 85,658th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 6,001 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Israel, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 20,183. In Israel it is most frequent in: Tel Aviv District, where 43 percent live, Central District, where 36 percent live and Haifa District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Israel this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 22 percent live.

Sulam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sulam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 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 Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şulam9335/
Sulaim911,108/
Shulam91346/
Sulham91305/
Sullam91299/
Soulam91101/
Sulgam9180/
Sulamc9173/
Sulamn9134/
Saulam9132/
Suulam9122/
Sulame9119/
Suliam917/
Suelam915/
Sulamg913/
Sgulam911/
Suslam911/
Sulaum911/
Suleam911/
Siulam911/
Soulaim83582/
Sulaimn83265/
Soullam8325/
Sutliam8321/
Suilham8319/
Schulam8318/
Shuulam839/
Suleamn838/
Sulasme836/
Shuilam836/
Saulamm833/
Shulamn833/
Sulliam832/
Sahulam831/
Sulasim831/
Sulaimm831/
Suliamn831/
Soulame831/
Sueliam831/
Sulayme831/
Sulaymn831/
Saulamk831/
Suilaim831/
Souylam831/
Sulaime831/
Szulham831/
Saulham830/
Shullam830/
Sulan802,666/
Solam802,583/
Culam80177/
Julam8050/
Sulom8030/
Zulam807/
Sullayme7778/
Schulham7742/
Sullaime7716/
Sulamova7712/
Soulamne771/
Soullame771/
Schuliam771/
Shilam732,700/
Sulhan732,479/
Sulane731,853/
Sulang731,307/
Culham731,090/
Zulham731,005/
Sulian73492/
Saulan73487/
Julame73474/
Sulgan73356/
Sulyan73312/
Sullan73230/
Julham73217/
Soulan73214/
Chulam73162/
Sutlan73147/
Suilan73129/
Siulan73111/
Suhlan73110/
Shulan73108/
Sulean73101/
Cullam7383/
Sholam7374/
Sulatn7372/
Juliam7362/
Soolam7361/
Zuleam7356/
Sollam7347/
Suslan7323/
Suleim7321/
Julaim7320/
Zuliam7317/
Sulain7316/
Suleym7313/
Sulanc7311/
Zuilam7311/
Solyam737/
Soliam737/
Sulaan735/
Sulyom735/
Suloom734/
Suland734/
Jullam734/
Saulom734/
Solaim733/
Szulan733/
Solaum733/
Cuhlam732/
Seulan732/
Sulaun732/
Zulaim732/
Zoulam732/
Sulomg732/
Zhulam731/
Sulasn731/
Suliom731/
Julaam731/
Suelom731/
Sulayn731/
Sjulan731/
Julyam731/
Sulann730/
Sulyamova718/
Shulamova711/
Shulhan671,729/
Shulgan67885/
Seulean67378/
Saulean67356/
Soulane67331/
Shillam67328/
Suliang67323/
Sulatin67169/
Saulyan67161/
Shilham6796/
Sulland6783/
Szulgan6777/
Szulhan6771/
Sulasin6764/
Suilian6758/
Schulan6755/
Sullian6752/
Sullang6751/
Choulam6750/
Sulaine6745/
Soulant6739/
Szulant6739/
Sulheim6737/
Szuland6737/
Saulian6734/
Soulain6733/
Soulian6731/
Suleang6729/
Suleimn6729/
Suillan6729/
Suglian6727/
Shulian6727/
Suslyan6724/
Sulanne6721/
Sahulan6718/
Sutlian6716/
Shoulan6716/
Sulaten6715/
Suslean6713/
Souloum6713/
Shoolam678/
Susland678/
Sholaim678/
Sholiam677/
Sutland677/
Sulaang677/
Shuland677/
Sullane677/
Sullhan675/
Sullain675/
Sutlyan674/
Sulhang674/
Souleim673/
Saulang673/
Chutlam673/
Sollamm673/
Shulyan673/
Souslan673/
Suilank673/
Sullaan673/
Cullham672/
Shielam672/
Shullan672/
Coulham672/
Shulang672/
Sulahan672/
Shuilan672/
Souleym672/
Zulliam672/
Hsiulan671/
Souland671/
Sauland671/
Saulomn671/
Chaulam671/
Culliam671/
Shilamm671/
Shaulan671/
Sulaane671/
Sulatne671/
Suleann671/
Sulhane671/
Suliant671/
Sullgan671/
Suiland671/
Sulomth671/
Djoulam671/
Seulome671/
Shiliam671/
Sulgain671/
Shulayn671/
Suslian671/
Sutllan671/
Chullam671/
Sutlang671/
Siulean671/
Soulyan671/
Suhlang671/
Saulane671/
Sola'am671/
Suilean671/
Sulaing671/
Shulean670/
Soellam670/
Coullam670/
Suliaan670/
Julliam670/
Shuleum670/
Suyland670/

Sulam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulam in the Bengali language
সুলমsulama-
Sulam in the Oriya language
ସୁଲମsulama87.63
ଶୁଲମsulama5.15
ସୁଲାମsulama5.15
ସୂଲମsulama1.03
ଶୁଲାମsulama1.03
Sulam in the Marathi language
सुलामsulama62.5
सुळमsulama18.75
सुलमsulama15.63
सुकामsukama3.13
Sulam in the Hindi language
सुलमsulama57.97
सुलामsulama34.78
सूलमsulama7.25
Sulam in the Russian language
Суламsulam-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sulam
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