Sule Surname

1,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sule Surname User-submission:

The Sule surname comes from a shortened form of the name Suleiman, which means Solomon in Arabic.

Sule Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria300,6291:58970
India11,2951:67,9124,623
Ghana6,8581:3,940572
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Tanzania3,4951:15,1481,964
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Indonesia2,0021:66,0597,159
Cameroon1,2741:16,3022,234
DR Congo8211:89,98710,233
United States7061:513,39842,994
England3971:140,34813,648
Kenya3111:148,48811,824
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Romania1831:109,71512,326
Uganda1691:231,00217,681
Papua New Guinea1491:54,7236,930
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Spain1131:413,73522,335
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Zambia1021:155,39111,047
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
France851:781,44495,071
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Pakistan791:2,261,31520,628
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Croatia691:61,28411,351
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Solomon Islands381:15,2642,918
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Niger201:959,60121,357
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Oman121:307,3314,704
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Albania81:364,25716,885
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
China41:341,830,39216,990
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Süle (4,431), Şule (57), Sulé (22), Šule (22), Sűle (4), Sulè (1), Sulê (1), Šüle (1) & Sülé (1) are calculated separately.

Sule (188,930) may also be a first name.

Sule Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sule surname comes from a shortened form of the name Suleiman, which means Solomon in Arabic.

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Sule Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sule (Arabic: سوله, Bengali: সুলে, Hindi: सुले, Marathi: सुळे, Oriya: ସୁେଲ, Russian: Сулье) is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant: Süle, Şule, Sulé, Šule, Sűle, Sulè, Sulê, Šüle or Sülé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sule? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sule is the 1,628th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,696 people. The last name Sule is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sule live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sule is also the 5,551st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 188,930 people.

The last name Sule is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 300,629 people, or 1 in 589. In Nigeria Sule is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 14 percent live, Kano, where 9 percent live and Jigawa, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 107 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

Sule Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sule has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,209 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,963 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sule Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sule surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (76%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sule surname are 12.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sule earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.07% less than the national average, earning R 90,132 per year; in United States they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning $39,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.48% more than the national average, earning $62,341 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Süle924,431/
Şule9257/
Sulé9222/
Šule9222/
Sűle924/
Sulè921/
Sulê921/
Soule8968,341/
Sulle8923,633/
Saule893,385/
Sulej893,129/
Suleh892,295/
Sulea891,636/
Sulei891,401/
Shule891,339/
Suley891,277/
Seule89429/
Sules89283/
Suler89231/
Sulie89181/
Sulez89147/
Sulet89143/
Suhle89118/
Szule89100/
Sjule8980/
Sulge8974/
Sulje8963/
Suele8958/
Suule8945/
Sulee8936/
Suile8929/
Siule8923/
Ssule8916/
Suled8911/
Suleu899/
Sulhe897/
Sutle894/
Susle893/
Sujle892/
Sulep891/
Zsule891/
Scule890/
Sul8616,217/
Šüle831/
Sülé831/
Souley80234,961/
Sulley8016,458/
Shuler8015,180/
Suttle805,175/
Soulie804,309/
Soulet803,377/
Soules803,241/
Saulle801,949/
Saulea801,151/
Suller801,110/
Sutley80867/
Schule80854/
Sauler80788/
Saulet80642/
Sheule80543/
Saules80482/
Soulei80382/
Sutler80314/
Seuleu80310/
Suleap80263/
Soulez80248/
Suuley80248/
Szuler80195/
Sauley80190/
Shulet80180/
Shuley80147/
Shaule80139/
Saulep80125/
Suilea80124/
Szulej8098/
Susler8092/
Soulle8088/
Sullet8068/
Sulleh8066/
Saulez8064/
Suehle8061/
Sullie8052/
Sulesh8039/
Siulea8037/
Sauleh8036/
Saulie8028/
Suslee8024/
Souler8023/
Souleh8023/
Sullei8020/
Seulet8019/
Soulje8018/
Soulea8018/
Szaule8017/
Shoule8016/
Sulled8012/
Saulei8012/
Shulep8011/
Sahule8010/
Suiles8010/
Siuley8010/
Sulles8010/
Soulee809/
Shulie809/
Sulhie807/
Suleed807/
Sulher806/
Sullej806/
Saulee806/
Sulett805/
Shutle805/
Suthle805/
Saulge805/
Sujlle805/
Shulle804/
Shules804/
Sulest804/
Shulei804/
Ssoule804/
Suleey804/
Sutles803/
Sulech803/
Sullee803/
Sueley803/
Sculle803/
Susles803/
Suille803/
Susley803/
Sueleh803/
Seulee803/
Sullez803/
Shjule802/
Shuele802/
Shulee802/
Suiler802/
Hsulee802/
Sauleu802/
Saulej802/
Sautle802/
Seuler802/
Suelie802/
Sulhee802/
Suliey802/
Suyler802/
Souyle802/
Sculey801/
Shulge801/
Suelee801/
Siulee801/
Shulez801/
Shgule801/
Sutlle801/
Sulgey801/
Shuile801/
Suleyh801/
Sohule801/
Seules801/
Seulle801/
Seuhle801/
Suilie801/
Sule'e801/
Sulehr801/
Suleić801/
Suleuh801/
Sulgeh801/
Sulhet801/
Ssuule801/
Szulge801/
Szusle801/
Sullea801/
Suyley801/
Suslea801/
Sutlhe801/
Shuule801/
Suileh801/
Sulieh801/
Suleat801/
Suleeh801/
Hsiule801/
Seuley800/
Scoule800/
Suisle800/
Sousle800/
Shuleh800/
Saul7543,395/
Sole7535,008/
Sula7530,871/
Suli758,518/
Jule753,870/
Shul753,566/
Soul752,762/
Seul752,576/
Szul751,990/
Sult751,923/
Cule751,362/
Suhl75979/
Zule75612/
Sull75502/
Suil75445/
Sulh75253/
Siul75139/
Suly75118/
Sulp7591/
Çule7568/
Suul7566/
Suld7552/
Susl7521/
Sulj7514/
Sjul759/
Hsul757/
Sgul756/
Sulá754/
Sutl752/
Xule752/
Ssul752/
Sulă751/
Suyl751/
Suttles735,722/
Sculley731,343/
Shutler731,057/
Schulle73925/
Schuele73674/
Shuller73588/
Sousley73479/
Schaule73298/
Shouler73245/
Shuttle73232/
Shuyler73179/
Schuhle73138/
Schules73117/
Soulley73110/
Soullez73105/
Schuley7395/
Soullie7395/
Shaules7389/
Shutley7385/
Soullet7382/
Shullet7378/
Shuhler7361/
Souyley7358/
Sausley7356/
Suttler7355/
Suislep7348/
Sjullie7347/
Sutille7342/
Souleas7342/
Shoulet7337/
Shulley7332/
Saulles7323/
Ssouley7323/
Schutle7321/
Shuglie7320/
Shulets7318/
Souleey7318/
Soulhie7315/
Schulie7313/
Souleyt7313/
Saulepp7312/
Suiller7312/
Suttley7311/
Schulez7311/
Shouley7310/
Szouley739/
Shouleh739/
Zsulecz738/
Shauley737/
Saulesh737/
Souleyh737/
Suleheh736/
Souller736/
Suitley735/
Soulehy735/
Suleová735/
Shusler733/
Schulee733/
Schulet733/
Soulett733/
Saullet733/
Shauler732/
Sheuler732/
Saulley732/
Schulge732/
Soulles732/
Sjulhed732/
Souyleh732/
Soulhed732/
Soulhet732/
Sheulee732/
Schuyle731/
Sauslea731/
Sausler731/
Shuleer731/
Shulest731/
Shuletz731/
Suilley731/
Sulajhe731/
Sutlles731/
Suyller731/
Souslee731/
Soutlet731/
Schoule731/
Soutler731/
Schuile731/
Souleah731/
Sueleah731/
Soulleh731/
Hsouley731/
Seullet731/
Soulher731/
Soulleu731/
Sousleh731/
Sulleij731/
Shoulie731/
Sheulep731/
Seuller731/
Sheulhe731/
Susylle731/
Sullhie731/
Sulhett731/
Sullett730/
Soutley730/
Sautley730/
Shulher730/
Shusley730/
Shoules730/
Shuiler730/
Schulei730/
Sautler730/
Shutles730/
Schulea730/
Suitler730/
Shulett730/
Shulerr730/
Seulley730/
Souless730/
Sutless730/
Shuelle730/
Jules6758,051/
Sulit6717,025/
Shull6713,174/
Souli6711,696/
Shula6711,297/
Sutil6710,083/
Sulla678,843/
Shuli678,779/
Saula678,119/
Soula677,679/
Sulaj676,677/
Sully676,509/
Sauli675,766/
Sulis674,436/
Soley673,948/
Siuli673,199/
Shaul673,122/
Souly673,119/
Shole673,040/
Solie672,788/
Solle672,668/
Sulai672,535/
Seuli672,215/
Shuly672,212/
Chule672,022/
Sulay671,984/
Solea671,642/
Suila671,639/
Shile671,610/
Seuly671,552/
Sulli671,526/
Schul671,508/
Sulia671,434/
Soulé671,409/
Susil671,155/
Julea671,053/
Shoul67989/
Siuly67923/
Sulgi67847/
Sahul67840/
Schuhler67735/
Joule67642/
Zules67608/
Sueli67600/
Šuler67596/
Soole67552/
Julee67548/
Sutel67536/
Susel67489/
Solee67489/
Szula67469/
Sulio67467/
Sileh67464/
Sulya67439/
Saull67429/
Suliy67418/
Shult67404/
Culej67401/
Seula67393/
Sulhi67317/
Szüle67304/
Jaule67304/
Culey67295/
Julei67291/
Juley67284/
Solei67278/
Siula67250/
Julet67245/
Suseł67244/
Cuyle67233/
Zoule67229/
Julle67205/
Juler67197/
Scheuler67193/
Šulej67190/
Shuul67173/
Schuehle67164/
Sulyi67155/
Schuleit67146/
Şulea67145/
Sului67137/
Julhe67133/
Soucille67130/
Zulet67126/
Süler67122/
Shuttler67113/
Suhli67107/
Sulph67106/
Sulih6796/
Suliz6788/
Sulip6786/
Ceule6780/
Sautelle6779/
Culle6775/
Suili6774/
Zaule6767/
Sucel6765/
Sutli6764/
Sülle6763/
Jutle6761/
Sulid6757/
Suloy6757/
Scheutle6754/
Sugli6753/
Soele6751/
Solej6750/
Jeule6750/
Zulle6749/
Sauld6746/
Zsüle6746/
Šaule6746/
Szuly6745/
Suislepp6739/
Zulge6737/
Zuele6736/
Suuli6735/
Zsula6735/
Shuttles6734/
Zulei6733/
Sheul6732/
Schaulet6732/
Culhe6732/
Xulei6731/
Suttelle6730/
Sohul6729/
Susli6729/
Sulejová6728/
Zuley6728/
Schauler6728/
Suyla6727/
Zeule6725/
Soğle6724/
Djule6723/
Juile6722/
Şuğle6722/
Sauly6721/
Schulley6721/
Sühle6721/
Szull6719/
Suily6718/
Sušel6718/
Shuhl6717/
Sulij6717/
Sülez6716/
Zulez6715/
Shgul6715/
Southlea6714/
Šuleř6714/
Šoule6713/
Sould6712/
Schutler6712/
Schuyley6712/
Suloj6712/
Julez6711/
Süley6711/
Zulie679/
Sóley679/
Soulleys679/
Seull678/
Shuld678/
Zulea678/
Soutelle677/
Sulaa677/
Giule677/
Szile677/
Szult677/
Shuil676/
Zuler676/
Sulejova676/
Seulh676/
Sülei676/
Zhule675/
Schuttle675/
Soutille675/
Ssula675/
Julej674/
Sutly674/
Suloi674/
Sulyo674/
Jusle674/
Schulher674/
Sullé674/
Šulje674/
Xsoul674/
Scheuhle673/
Sjuld673/
Tjule673/
Xuyle673/
Zulee673/
Solhe673/
Schulles673/
Shchuler673/
Soulè673/
Suluy673/
Sheuller672/
Schuelie672/
Sujla672/
Suittles672/
Juyle672/
Zuule672/
Seuhl672/
Suhyl672/
Sucil672/
Suldt672/
Julep672/
Szuli672/
Ssuli672/
Sousleys672/
Szaul672/
Szole672/
D'Shuler672/
Sutelles672/
Zuile672/
Soull671/
Jhule671/
Sauleova671/
Sauselle671/
Jsuli671/
Culee671/
Xuule671/
Schoulle671/
Schulerr671/
Schulett671/
Sjaul671/
Sjole671/
Shulh671/
Shulp671/
Shauless671/
Shausler671/
Shautley671/
Suhly671/
Sutll671/
Sultt671/
Suchelle671/
Suchille671/
Souslley671/
Southley671/
Suill671/
Šulie671/
Julje671/
Zulhe671/
Sudtl671/
Juled671/
Seuttler671/
Suijl671/
Souël671/
Soulehed671/
Soullest671/
Sssouley671/
Saulj671/
Saulé671/
Saulė671/
Sausl671/
Scheuleu671/
Schuleis671/
Schullei671/
Szulé671/
Szautler671/
Süleç671/
Sűlei671/
Suliç671/
Sullt671/
Sullá671/
Suloa671/
Sußel671/
Džule671/
Suitl671/
Sshul671/
Schuleer671/
Sautlehr671/
Shhul671/
Sheusley671/
Southler671/
Soujl671/
Suyly671/
Suysl671/
Sutld671/
Suttille671/
Susyl671/
Sutyl671/
Suljd671/
Su'lp671/
Zuyle671/
Xulee671/
Xxule671/
Shouless670/
Schoules670/
Shuisler670/
Shuilles670/
Shuiller670/
Sheutler670/
Sulhs670/
Shutl670/
Schuille670/
Shousler670/
Schaulle670/
Schuelei670/
Schouley670/
Schutles670/
Schoulet670/
Culeh670/
Shautler670/
Shulller670/
Schusley670/
Schuleah670/
Schutley670/

Sule Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sule in the Bengali language
সুলেsule-
Sule in the Marathi language
सुळेsule95.03
सूळेsule2.66
सुलेsule1.67
सुळsula0.2
सुऴेsule0.12
सुलsula0.08
सुळॆsule0.07
सूलेsule0.04
सुळे़sule0.03
सुुळेsuule0.03
सूळsula0.03
Sule in the Oriya language
ସୁେଲsuela89.02
ଶୁେଲsuela8.54
ମୂେଳmuela0.61
ମୁେଲmuela0.61
ସୁଲୁsulu0.61
ଶୁେଳsuela0.61
Sule in the Hindi language
सुलेsule84.25
सूलेsule11.81
Sule in the Russian language
Сульеsule-
Sule in the Arabic language
سولهswlh-

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