Sulani Surname
Approximately 3,860 people bear this surname
Sulani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,196 | 1:7,796 | 1,159 |
| South Africa | 573 | 1:94,551 | 11,547 |
| Indonesia | 498 | 1:265,561 | 24,018 |
| Philippines | 326 | 1:310,547 | 43,605 |
| Tanzania | 129 | 1:410,400 | 28,884 |
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Šulani (8) are calculated separately.
Sulani (3,908) may also be a first name.
Sulani Demographics
Average Sulani Salary in
South Africa
R 109,164
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sulani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulani (Bengali: সুলনী, Hindi: सुलानी, Marathi: सुलानी, Oriya: ସୁଲାନି) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can occur as: Šulani. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sulani.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 119,115th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,887,965 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Sulani are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 112,049th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 3,908 people.
This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,196 people, or 1 in 7,796. Beside Malawi this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Sulani Last Name Statistics demography
Sulani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.06% less than the national average, earning R 109,164 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulani in the Bengali language | ||
| সুলনী | sulani | - |
| Sulani in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलानी | sulani | 96.84 |
| सुलाने | sulane | 2.11 |
| सुलनी | sulani | 1.05 |
| Sulani in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलानी | sulani | 83.33 |
| सूलानी | sulani | 5.56 |
| सुल्तानी | sultani | 5.56 |
| सुलनी | sulani | 5.56 |
| Sulani in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁଲାନି | sulani | 25 |
| ସୁଲନୀ | sulani | 18.75 |
| ସୁଲନି | sulani | 12.5 |
| ସୁଲାନୀ | sulani | 12.5 |
| ସୁଲଣି | sulani | 12.5 |
| ସୁଳାନୀ | sulani | 6.25 |
| ସୁଲଣୀ | sulani | 6.25 |
| ଶୁଲଣୀ | sulani | 6.25 |
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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 Sulani
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