Suleiman Surname

534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,012,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Syria

Suleiman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suleiman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria388,6941:45651
Syria173,6411:11116
Sudan73,9211:50761
Tanzania64,4611:821100
Egypt58,6661:1,567216
Iraq46,2631:757114
Yemen41,9101:63186
Jordan28,6521:30925
Lebanon23,3811:24115
Afghanistan19,3181:1,664203
Kenya17,7321:2,604415
United Arab Emirates14,4101:63663
Somalia14,1651:950103
Palestine12,4071:36722
Libya9,3671:667138
Ghana4,5031:6,001827
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Somaliland3,4071:1,027127
Kuwait2,2271:1,707204
United States1,9371:187,12418,605
Oman1,4051:2,625391
Israel1,1271:7,5931,188
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
England7021:79,3708,866
Iran6161:124,64711,522
Malaysia5341:55,2334,243
India4591:1,671,16660,799
Brazil3361:637,12623,622
Indonesia3241:408,17734,513
Sweden3221:30,5802,499
Tunisia3221:1,896202
Djibouti2751:3,327287
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Uganda2071:188,59615,445
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Venezuela1351:223,7345,799
Germany1281:628,94949,754
Kazakhstan1251:141,46014,383
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Ukraine1011:450,72053,076
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Spain851:550,02426,624
Australia841:321,37727,634
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Norway751:68,5649,650
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Finland401:137,41812,919
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Panama191:205,9085,804
Scotland181:297,43413,849
France171:3,907,219231,005
Greece161:692,48777,522
South Sudan161:713,442947
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
China131:105,178,5825,529
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Eritrea91:527,989318
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

The alternate forms: Suleimán (1) & Süleiman (1) are calculated separately.

Suleiman (600,394) may also be a first name.

Suleiman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Suleiman (Arabic: شليمان, Georgian: სულეიმან, Oriya: ସୁେଲମାନ, Russian: Сулеиман) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant: Suleimán or Süleiman. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suleiman? popularity and diffusion

Suleiman is the 534th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,199 people. The last name Suleiman is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Suleiman are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Suleiman is also the 1,652nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 600,394 people.

The surname Suleiman is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 388,694 people, or 1 in 456. In Nigeria Suleiman is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 13 percent reside, Kano, where 12 percent reside and Niger, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Suleiman exists in 120 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 17 percent reside and Sudan, where 7 percent reside.

Suleiman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Suleiman surname is principally Muslim (69%) in Kenya, Shiite (36%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Suleiman last name are 29.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Suleiman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.76% less than the national average, earning 249,996 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.33% less than the national average, earning R 210,720 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.26% more than the national average, earning $30,934,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $50,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suleimán961/
Süleiman961/
Souleiman943,275/
Sulleiman94279/
Suleimann9446/
Suleiaman9441/
Suleimane9431/
Ssuleiman9428/
Suleimman9428/
Suleyiman9426/
Sauleiman9418/
Suuleiman9417/
Suileiman9411/
Shuleiman948/
Suleimaan948/
Suleimand948/
Seuleiman947/
Suleiuman947/
Suleimain945/
Suleiiman945/
Suleieman944/
Suleimamn944/
Suleihman942/
Suleisman942/
Siuleiman942/
Sueleiman941/
Suleimhan941/
Susleiman941/
Suleijman941/
Suleioman941/
Szuleiman941/
Suleimanh941/
Suleimant941/
Suleitman941/
Suleman93441,720/
Suliman93346,249/
Souleimane891,971/
Souleimann893/
Soulleiman891/
Hssuleiman891/
Souleiyman891/
Sulaiman88564,509/
Sulaeman8893,526/
Sulieman8874,742/
Sulemane8832,227/
Soleiman8815,800/
Suleyman8814,924/
Suliaman883,781/
Souliman882,730/
Suleimon882,287/
Souleman881,507/
Sulliman881,047/
Sulejman88963/
Suileman88550/
Suleimam88318/
Sulleman88273/
Suleeman88257/
Suleaman88161/
Sulisman88115/
Sulehman88110/
Sulemaan88103/
Sulemain8869/
Sulimann8865/
Sulemann8859/
Shuleman8850/
Zuleiman8838/
Sueliman8834/
Sulyeman8829/
Shuliman8827/
Sulheman8824/
Sulueman8824/
Suleuman8824/
Sulemang8823/
Suluiman8821/
Sauleman8819/
Sulemman8815/
Hsuleman8814/
Siuleman8814/
Sauliman8813/
Sulimane8813/
Suiliman8811/
Ssuleman8811/
Sulijman8810/
Szuliman889/
Sulemanq888/
Suloiman887/
Suuleman887/
Suuliman887/
Sulimaan885/
Sutleman884/
Sueleman884/
Seuleman884/
Suyleman883/
Sulemanc883/
Ssuliman883/
Suhleman882/
Suletman882/
Sulesman882/
Susleman881/
Seuliman881/
Sulimain881/
Sujleman881/
Sulioman881/
Sulemaun881/
Sulemand881/
Sulhiman881/
Sulihman881/
Xuleiman881/
Juleiman881/
Sulemahn881/
Sutliman881/
Suleimanova842,933/
Suleimanová842/
Souleimanne841/
Souleyman8239,744/
Soulemane828,419/
Suilaiman824,246/
Soulimane821,530/
Suleymaan82755/
Soulaiman82609/
Sulleyman82582/
Sullaiman82169/
Ssulaeman82151/
Schuleman8298/
Sulaimaan8296/
Sulaiaman8277/
Hsulaiman8269/
Soulimant8260/
Suliyaman8242/
Sulaimann8229/
Suliaiman8227/
Soeleiman8224/
Ssulaiman8219/
Sulieaman8216/
Suleyeman8216/
Sulaaiman8215/
Sulaemman8214/
Suleymane8214/
Sulaimane8213/
Suulaiman8213/
Sulaieman8212/
Soleimain8212/
Sulaiiman8211/
Sulaiyman8211/
Saulaiman8211/
Soulaeman8210/
Suylaiman8210/
Sulaemanh8210/
Sulaimanh8210/
Sulaimman8210/
Shulaeman829/
Sulliaman829/
Souleïman829/
Szulimann828/
Sulaiuman827/
Soulieman826/
Souleuman826/
Sullieman825/
Suleiamon825/
Sulayiman825/
Sulaisman824/
Siulaiman824/
Shulaiman824/
Sulaimain823/
Sulayeman823/
Suiliaman823/
Suleimmon823/
Suleiomon823/
Sculaiman823/
Sulaihman823/
Suleemaan822/
Soulemann822/
Soulleman822/
Sullejman822/
Soleiyman821/
Suttleman821/
Sulehaman821/
Sulemahan821/
Souleimam821/
Suleymanı821/
Soulimain821/
Siulieman821/
Suleimoon821/
Sulaimaun821/
Sulaioman821/
Sulaimean821/
Suleimone821/
Suleymann821/
Seulieman821/
Suilimane821/
Sulejmann821/
Sulejmant821/
Suleyaman821/
Soulemant821/
Souyliman821/
Suulemane821/
Suslaiman821/
Sutlaiman821/
Suelieman821/
Sulaimamn821/
Sulaitman821/
Sulemaine821/
Sulhemane821/
Suluieman821/
Suliyeman821/
Seulaiman821/
Seuliaman821/
Sauliaman821/
Souleaman821/
Soulyeman821/
Suhlaiman821/
Sullimann821/
Sulaimanq821/
Sulejmane821/
Su'laiman821/
Sullemant820/
Seusleman820/
Soliman80347,995/
Sulyman8015,505/
Soleman8014,406/
Sulaman8012,139/
Sulemon802,079/
Sulimon801,702/
Sulemam80299/
Juliman8084/
Šuliman8029/
Zuliman8025/
Juleman8020/
Sulimam8019/
Souleimanova8015/
Culeman808/
Suleyimanova802/
Culiman802/
Zuleman801/
Souleimanová801/
Súleman801/
Sulleimanova801/
Souleymane78102,396/
Sulimanova78687/
Soulaimane78484/
Sulemanova78175/
Schuyleman7890/
Schulemann7855/
Souleïmane7819/
Sulimanová787/
Souleumane786/
Schulimann786/
Soulemanne785/
Souletmane783/
Soulayeman783/
Souleyaman783/
Schouleman782/
Souleuyman782/
Souleyeman782/
Souleymann782/
Soulleyman782/
Soullimane782/
Sulaiamaan781/
Sulaheeman781/
Sueleymann781/
Soulejmane781/
Souleymman781/
Souleyyman781/
Soullemane781/
Souyleyman781/
Suulaiaman781/
Suleyemann781/
Solaiman7562,694/
Sulaimon7554,569/
Sulayman759,924/
Suliamon753,471/
Soleyman752,976/
Süleyman751,258/
Solieman75978/
Soliaman75521/
Soeleman75411/
Solliman75316/
Sulaimam75305/
Solimaan75214/
Suliemon75211/
Culemann75209/
Sulasman75135/
Julisman75121/
Suilaman75117/
Sooliman7592/
Sulaemon7591/
Juliaman7575/
Sullaman7554/
Sulauman7549/
Sullyman7543/
Sholeman7540/
Soulyman7535/
Soulaman7531/
Sullemon7524/
Soeliman7520/
Sulamain7520/
Sulamane7515/
Couleman7514/
Julaiman7514/
Sulahman7513/
Sulatman7512/
Zulisman7512/
Suliamam7512/
Zulaiman7511/
Džuliman7511/
Sooleman7510/
Suleimom7510/
Djuliman759/
Sholiman759/
Solemaan759/
Sólimann759/
Culliman758/
Culimann758/
Shulaman757/
Suleymon757/
Suilemon757/
Sulamaan756/
Suleymam755/
Suluimon755/
Suilimon755/
Suleamon755/
Siulaman755/
Solimman755/
Sulajman754/
Ssoliman754/
Seulyman754/
Saulaman754/
Julemann754/
Hsoliman754/
Soluiman754/
Suluyman753/
Sulemoon753/
Saulyman753/
Sullimon753/
Sulymaan753/
Zuleyman753/
Soulemam753/
Sulaimán753/
Chuliman752/
Solleman752/
Suelaman752/
Sulemein752/
Sulimone752/
Sulemone752/
Julleman752/
Seulimon752/
Soloiman752/
Culiaman752/
Soleeman752/
Sulymann752/
Sulemmon752/
Juhleman751/
Julehman751/
Julimain751/
Chuleman751/
Soleaman751/
Shileman751/
Sulamasn751/
Sulhaman751/
Suelimon751/
Suilemam751/
Sulamann751/
Sulemoin751/
Sulemoun751/
Sulamman751/
Jouliman751/
Juleeman751/
Juleuman751/
Solejman751/
Solimajn751/
Seulemon751/
Sulaïman751/
Soulemon751/
Sülaiman751/
Sulyaman751/
Giuliman751/
Ceuleman751/
Ssulaman751/
Solemman751/
Sulymain751/
Sulyoman751/
Solimain751/
Sulaaman751/
Sulysman751/
Culleman750/
Suleymanova7456,255/
Sulaimanova747,783/
Sulejmanova74338/
Souleyamane7478/
Shulimanova7453/
Souleyemane7434/
Soulayemane7426/
Souleymanne7414/
Souleyumane7414/
Soulleymane7412/
Souleymaane7412/
Souyleymane7412/
Souleymmane7411/
Ssouleymane7410/
Suylemanova745/
Souleeymane744/
Souleytmane744/
Shulemanova743/
Suleimonova743/
Sulaimanová743/
Suleumanova742/
Souleymamne742/
Souleymùane742/
Souleyùmane742/
Sulemannova741/
Sulemaynova741/
Sulimaanova741/
Sulejmanová741/
Sulejmanowa741/
Souleymãane741/
Souleyymane741/
Souleyãmane741/
Ssouleeyman741/
Schuijleman741/
Scheulemann740/
Sielemann711,476/
Sholaiman71721/
Soelaiman71690/
Soulayman7170/
Sullayman7163/
Juhlemann7120/
Suliaimon7119/
Sullaimon7116/
Sulaymaan7114/
Zuliasman7112/
Soulamane7112/
Szulimánn7112/
Juliatman719/
Sulaimoon719/
Juliahman718/
Soulouman717/
Suilaimon717/
Sulaiamon717/
Zuliatman716/
Juliasman716/
Sulayaman715/
Sulaiomon715/
Sulaimont715/
Sulaaimon715/
Ssulaimon715/
Sulaimein715/
Sulaiimon714/
Sulaimone714/
Saulamain713/
Suulaimon713/
Sulliamon713/
Sulaijmon713/
Sulaimonn713/
Scholeman712/
Sulaimmon712/
Solaiiman712/
Zoulemane712/
Süleymann712/
Culliaman712/
Saulaimon712/
Soelliman711/
Soleyeman711/
Soliemann711/
Soolaiman711/
Shulaimon711/
Shulimoon711/
Sullahman711/
Soulymain711/
Suiliamon711/
Soulaimon711/
Suluiamon711/
Sulaismon711/
Sulaimond711/
Suliaemon711/
Suliamoun711/
Sulaiemon711/
Hsolaiman711/
Soliaiman711/
Soulaîman711/
Seulemond711/
Sulaymann711/
Soulemong711/
Souleymam711/
Souleymon711/
Soulémane711/
Ssulayman711/
Shoeliman711/
Zulleyman711/
Sollimann711/
Suillaman711/
Sulamannn711/
Zulhaiman711/
Schileman710/
Sulleymanova704/
Souleymanova704/
Sjulejmanova702/
Suleeymanova701/
Souleyumanne701/
Soullimanova701/
Solyman679,163/
Solaman672,466/
Solemon671,484/
Sulamon67793/
Soulaymane67352/
Sulymon67270/
Solimon67137/
Scholemann67118/
Culaman67114/
Sulymanova6760/
Sülemanova6758/
Schooleman6755/
Šulimanová6753/
Solimán6732/
Zoliman6718/
Julaman6710/
Soehlemann6710/
Sulamam6710/
Soulayoman677/
Sulemom676/
Sulamanova674/
Schulamann674/
Soljman674/
Souloumane673/
Sülyman672/
Schülemann672/
Soléman671/
Soulaïmane671/
Süyleymann671/
Zoleman670/

Suleiman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suleiman in the Georgian language
სულეიმანsuleiman-
Suleiman in the Oriya language
ସୁେଲମାନsuelamana50
ସୁେଲଇମାନsuela'imana50
Suleiman in the Russian language
Сулеиманsuleiman-
Suleiman in the Arabic language
شليمانshlyman-
لسليمانlslyman-
السليمانalslyman-
سليمانslyman-

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