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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sulel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sulel is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sulel are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 69 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Sulel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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
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  • 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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