Sulave Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sulave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
India121:63,922,115578,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Sulave (18) may also be a first name.

Sulave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulave (Arabic: سولفي, Marathi: सुलावे) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulave? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Sulave are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 97 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulaver92127/
Sulgave927/
Suleave924/
Sulavee921/
Soulavie8659/
Sulava83860/
Julave8367/
Sulabe8317/
Sulive835/
Sulawe833/
Zulave832/
Sulavy831/
Suleve831/
Sulavi831/
Soulavy7717/
Shilave7712/
Sulaivi7710/
Sulavai775/
Sullive772/
Sulabhe771/
Culiave771/
Solhave771/
Shulava771/
Saulavi771/
Suslove771/
Culhave770/
Sullovey716/
Suslovet712/
Sulgavay711/
Sulliava711/
Shaulove711/
Solabe67623/
Suslovets67294/
Sulawa67237/
Sulaba67178/
Šulava6741/
Suslavich6728/
Sulawi6726/
Sulabi6710/
Sulevi675/
Szulovecz674/
Zulava672/
Julavi672/
Solavy671/
Suslavijs671/
Julove671/
Zolave671/
Culavi671/
Sulovi671/
Suliwe671/
Soulouver671/
Jullavech671/

Sulave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulave in the Marathi language
सुलावेsulave61.54
सुलवेsulave23.08
सुळवेsulave15.38
Sulave in the Arabic language
سولفيswlfy-

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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 Sulave
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