Sulekhan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sulekhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulekhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulekhan in the Oriya language
ସୁେଲଖନsuelakhana80
ସୁେଲଖାନsuelakhana20
Sulekhan in the Hindi language
सुलेखांsulekham56.1
सुलेखनsulekhana21.14
सुलेखानsulekhana10.57
सुलेखाँsulekham4.07
सूलेखानsulekhana3.25
सुलेखॉsulekho1.63
सुलेखंsulekham1.63
सूलेखांsulekham1.63
Sulekhan in the Marathi language
सुलेखानsulekhana50
शेखsekha15
सुलेखांsulekham15
सुलेखाँsulekham10
सुलेखाsulekha5
सुलेखनsulekhana5

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Footnotes

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