Sulel Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sulel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sulel (69) may also be a first name.

Sulel Last Name Facts

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

Sulel (Hindi: सुलेल) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sulel.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulel? popularity and diffusion

Sulel is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Sulel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sulel live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sulel is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used forename globally, held by 69 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya Sulel is primarily found in: Narok County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Sulel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sulel surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saulel915/
Soulel914/
Sulael912/
Suleel911/
Sulhel910/
Szuliel831/
Shullel831/
Solel80180/
Sulil806/
Julel803/
Shauliel771/
Shauleel770/
Shouslel770/
Culell73191/
Cullel7319/
Solell7318/
Chulel738/
Soliel737/
Saulil736/
Soulil734/
Juleel732/
Sollel732/
Shilel732/
Shulil731/
Joulel731/
Sholel731/
Zulael731/
Zulhel731/
Suliol731/
Sullil730/
Cullell67968/
Souliol6747/
Cuillel679/
Sullova673/
Cheulel671/
Soullil671/
Shoulil671/
Chaulel671/
Sullill670/

Sulel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulel in the Hindi language
सुलेलsulela93.75
सुलेललताsulelalata6.25

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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 Sulel
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