Suleimana Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Suleimana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 231 | 1:766,852 | 34,601 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Suleimana (43) may also be a first name.
Suleimana Demographics
Suleimana Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Suleimana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suleimana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suleimana (Arabic: سليمانا) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suleimana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,009,375th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Suleimana live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 43 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 766,852. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 48 percent are found, Kano, where 12 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Suleimana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Suleimana surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suleimana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suleimana in the Arabic language | ||
| سليمانا | slymana | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Suleimana
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