Sulekha Surname
Approximately 1,154 people bear this surname
Sulekha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 915 | 1:838,323 | 37,138 |
| Kenya | 155 | 1:297,935 | 18,952 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Sulekha (271,798) may also be a first name.
Sulekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sulekha (Bengali: সুলেখা, Hindi: सुलेखा, Marathi: सुलेखा, Oriya: ସୁେଲଖା) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sulekha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulekha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 323,175th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,315,031 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sulekha live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sulekha is also the 3,862nd most common given name internationally It is held by 271,798 people.
The last name Sulekha is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 915 people, or 1 in 838,323. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 33 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent live and Kerala, where 8 percent live. Besides India this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulekha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulekha in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलेखा | sulekha | 99.59 |
| सूलेखा | sulekha | 0.25 |
| सुलॆखा | sulekha | 0.08 |
| सुलॅखा | sulekha | 0.01 |
| सुलेखां | sulekham | 0.01 |
| सुलखा | sulakha | 0.01 |
| सुरेखा | surekha | 0.01 |
| सुलेख्ा | sulekha | 0.01 |
| सुलेख | sulekha | 0.01 |
| शुलेखा | sulekha | 0.01 |
| Sulekha in the Bengali language | ||
| সুলেখা | sulekha | 99.54 |
| সূলেখা | sulekha | 0.15 |
| Sulekha in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलेखा | sulekha | 92.52 |
| सूलेखा | sulekha | 1.33 |
| सुरेखा | surekha | 1.33 |
| सुहास | suhasa | 0.82 |
| सुळेखा | sulekha | 0.63 |
| जूलेखा | julekha | 0.13 |
| सुलेख | sulekha | 0.13 |
| शेखर | sekhara | 0.13 |
| जुलेखा | julekha | 0.13 |
| सुलाखे | sulakhe | 0.13 |
| सुखदेव | sukhadeva | 0.06 |
| सुुलेखा | suulekha | 0.06 |
| सुलेखाबी | sulekhabi | 0.06 |
| शेखबी | sekhabi | 0.06 |
| सेुलेखा | seulekha | 0.06 |
| सुखसे | sukhase | 0.06 |
| डॉसुलेखा | dosulekha | 0.06 |
| Sulekha in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁେଲଖା | suelakha | 84.15 |
| ସୁେଲଖ | suelakha | 10.82 |
| ଶୁେଲଖା | suelakha | 2.64 |
| ଶୁେଲଖ | suelakha | 0.44 |
| ସୁେରଖା | suerakha | 0.16 |
| ସୂେଲଖା | suelakha | 0.16 |
| ସୁେଳଖା | suelakha | 0.16 |
| ଶୂେଲଖା | suelakha | 0.04 |
| ନାଏକ | na'eka | 0.04 |
| ସୁେଲକା | suelaka | 0.04 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 0.04 |
| ଶୁେଳଖା | suelakha | 0.04 |
| ସୁେନଖା | suenakha | 0.04 |
| ସୁଲଖା | sulakha | 0.04 |
| ସୁେଳଖ | suelakha | 0.04 |
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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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- 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 Sulekha
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