Sulekhan Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Sulekhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sulekhan (2,300) may also be a first name.
Sulekhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulekhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulekhan (Hindi: सुलेखां, Marathi: सुलेखान, Oriya: ସୁେଲଖନ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulekhan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sulekhan is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sulekhan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sulekhan is also the 155,407th most common forename on earth It is held by 2,300 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India Sulekhan is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 50 percent reside, Kerala, where 29 percent reside and Karnataka, where 7 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulekhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulekhan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁେଲଖନ | suelakhana | 80 |
| ସୁେଲଖାନ | suelakhana | 20 |
| Sulekhan in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलेखां | sulekham | 56.1 |
| सुलेखन | sulekhana | 21.14 |
| सुलेखान | sulekhana | 10.57 |
| सुलेखाँ | sulekham | 4.07 |
| सूलेखान | sulekhana | 3.25 |
| सुलेखॉ | sulekho | 1.63 |
| सुलेखं | sulekham | 1.63 |
| सूलेखां | sulekham | 1.63 |
| Sulekhan in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलेखान | sulekhana | 50 |
| शेख | sekha | 15 |
| सुलेखां | sulekham | 15 |
| सुलेखाँ | sulekham | 10 |
| सुलेखा | sulekha | 5 |
| सुलेखन | sulekhana | 5 |
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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 Sulekhan
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