Sulava Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Sulava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia5641:6,6411,496
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Abkhazia771:3,154685
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
India101:76,706,538639,611
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Šulava (41) & Šúlavá (1) are calculated separately.

Sulava (285) may also be a first name.

Sulava Last Name Facts

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

Sulava (Georgian: სულავა, Hindi: सुलावा, Marathi: सुलावा, Oriya: ସୁଲଭ, Russian: Сулава) is found most in Georgia. It can also occur as: Šulava or Šúlavá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 406,994th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Sulava live; 75 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia. Sulava is also the 524,196th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 285 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Georgia, where it is held by 564 people, or 1 in 6,641. In Georgia Sulava is mostly concentrated in: Tbilisi, where 38 percent reside, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 33 percent reside and Imereti, where 18 percent reside. Other than Georgia this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Abkhazia, where 9 percent reside.

Sulava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Georgia and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Sulava are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sulava earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $47,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šulava9441/
Sulaeva92688/
Suslava927/
Sulavai925/
Sulavad924/
Shulava921/
Shulaeva861,708/
Sulyaeva86492/
Sullaeva8626/
Saulaeva863/
Sulhaeva861/
Sulgavay861/
Sulliava861/
Suleva83534/
Sulawa83237/
Sulova83214/
Sulaba83178/
Sulave8346/
Culava8338/
Julava833/
Zulava832/
Sulavi831/
Šúlavá831/
Sulavo831/
Sulavy831/
Shulyaeva80195/
Shulavath801/
Suslova7724,576/
Sulabat7714,789/
Suloeva77737/
Suleeva77616/
Shuleva77576/
Saulova77436/
Zulaeva77225/
Suluova77173/
Saulawa77139/
Sulaver77127/
Szulawa77108/
Shulova7793/
Silavah7779/
Julavad7740/
Zhulava7738/
Sauleva7736/
Zulavad7724/
Sulabha7724/
Sulleva7723/
Zulaiva7721/
Sulyova7717/
Soulavy7717/
Sulabai7715/
Suhleva7711/
Sulaivi7710/
Sulgave777/
Soulova777/
Sulayba775/
Suliova775/
Suleave774/
Sullova773/
Suhlova773/
Shilava772/
Saulavi771/
Suelova771/
Suleyva771/
Sulaiwa771/
Soulaba771/
Sulabay771/
Sulavee771/
Siulova771/
Suliawa771/
Sullaba771/
Sulohva771/
Suyleva771/
Sulaway770/
Shaulova71323/
Zhulaeva71227/
Shulyova71189/
Sullaway71135/
Shilaeva71102/
Sulaibah7177/
Shulgova7168/
Soulavie7159/
Saulyova7148/
Sulawaih7124/
Shuleeva7116/
Sauleeva7113/
Souslova7112/
Zulyaeva7111/
Shulhova718/
Shulaiba716/
Shilyava715/
Shauleva715/
Suslawat715/
Jullavat715/
Sceulova714/
Shutlova713/
Suhloeva713/
Schuleva712/
Shuilova712/
Shouleva712/
Suslovas712/
Szullova712/
Shuhleva712/
Sulabhai711/
Jullavad711/
Zuylaeva711/
Shulawat711/
Shuylova711/
Sgulabaa711/
Suslovaa711/
Sullabha711/
Shilaiva711/
Shaulawa711/
Schulawa711/
Sulaibat711/
Shilyaeva675,169/
Sulabo67588/
Solawa67387/
Xulaba67156/
Zhulyaeva67154/
Sulová67121/
Chaulavad6781/
Solaba6769/
Suslavich6728/
Sulawi6726/
Sulewa6726/
Zuleva6724/
Scheulova6720/
Julawa6719/
Zulova6718/
Sulabe6717/
Schaulova6716/
Shillaeva6716/
Saulabhai6714/
Šuleva6714/
Sulabi6710/
Schulyova677/
Julova675/
Culova675/
Shiliaeva674/
Szulloova674/
Sulawe673/
Zulave672/
Solavy671/
Sulahabai671/
Sulovi671/
Šulova671/
Žulova671/
Sulevo671/
Suslavijs671/
Sulowa670/

Sulava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulava in the Georgian language
სულავაsulava-
Sulava in the Oriya language
ସୁଲଭsulabha84.21
ସୁଲଭାsulabha10.53
ସୁଲଭାନsulabhana5.26
Sulava in the Hindi language
सुलावाsulava62.5
सुलवाsulava25
सुलावsulava12.5
Sulava in the Marathi language
सुलावाsulava33.33
सुलवाsulava33.33
सावंतsavanta33.33
Sulava in the Russian language
Сулаваsulava-

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