Sulama Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Sulama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Sulama (2,957) may also be a first name.
Sulama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sulama (Bengali: সুলমা, Hindi: सुलमा, Marathi: सुलमा, Oriya: ସୁଲମା, Russian: Сулама) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sulama.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sulama is the 1,189,614th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Sulama reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 133,295th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,957 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 2,280,159. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 50 percent reside, Bali, where 31 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulama in the Bengali language | ||
| সুলমা | sulama | - |
| Sulama in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलमा | sulama | 86.96 |
| सुलामा | sulama | 4.35 |
| सूलमा | sulama | 2.17 |
| सुलताना | sulatana | 1.09 |
| सुनाम | sunama | 1.09 |
| सुलभा | sulabha | 1.09 |
| Sulama in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलमा | sulama | 81.48 |
| सुलामा | sulama | 11.11 |
| सूलमा | sulama | 3.7 |
| सलमा | salama | 3.7 |
| Sulama in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁଲମା | sulama | 68 |
| ସୁଲମ | sulama | 18 |
| ଶୁଲମା | sulama | 6 |
| େସାଲମ | esalama | 2 |
| ଶୁଲମ | sulama | 2 |
| ସୁଳମା | sulama | 2 |
| ନମର୍ଦା | namarda | 2 |
| Sulama in the Russian language | ||
| Сулама | sulama | - |
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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 Sulama
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