Sulema Surname

319,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sulema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7081:250,20214,469
Pakistan1341:1,333,16315,264
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Ukraine621:734,23775,898
India361:21,307,372304,812
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Bosnia and Herzegovina271:130,9789,426
Kyrgyzstan181:331,81428,558
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Israel111:777,96750,646
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Sulema (16,181) may also be a first name.

Sulema Last Name Facts

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

Sulema (Bengali: সুলেমা, Hindi: सुलेमा, Marathi: सुलेमा, Oriya: ସୁେଲମା, Russian: Сулема) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulema? popularity and diffusion

Sulema is the 319,156th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,218,043 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Sulema live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 44,088th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 16,181 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 250,202. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 23 percent are found, Jigawa, where 8 percent are found and Bauchi, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Sulema exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Sulema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sulema last name is primarily Christian (75%) in Nigeria.

Sulema earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suleima921,205/
Sulaema92202/
Sulemah9290/
Soulema9233/
Suliema9223/
Sulemat9211/
Suleyma929/
Sulemau926/
Shulema926/
Sulesma925/
Sulemai922/
Sulemaa922/
Sulejma921/
Sulemma921/
Sulemad921/
Sulaemah86292/
Souleyma8644/
Shuilema8627/
Suleimat8614/
Sulleama8610/
Suleimah868/
Souleima867/
Suleimai866/
Suleimau863/
Saulemau861/
Sullemma861/
Sulejmai861/
Sulliema861/
Sulemauj861/
Suleimaa861/
Suleamma861/
Suleemas861/
Sulyma837,149/
Sulima837,136/
Solema83405/
Sulemi83229/
Sulama83199/
Zulema8354/
Sulemo8344/
Suleme8327/
Suloma838/
Julema836/
Sulemy832/
Culema831/
Shulemaja80131/
Sulaima771,936/
Sulimah771,135/
Sulimma77283/
Sulamah77261/
Suilima77254/
Shulyma77145/
Sulisma77106/
Shilema7778/
Shulima7764/
Sulimai7761/
Sulimay7742/
Suliama7734/
Soulima7726/
Sulamaa7718/
Sulomma7713/
Szulima7711/
Zuleima7710/
Sulimas7710/
Sulimat7710/
Saulama7710/
Sulayma778/
Suleimo778/
Zuleyma777/
Sulemoh777/
Suliemo777/
Sulamma774/
Saulima774/
Sulymma774/
Sullima772/
Zulemma772/
Zuilema772/
Sulamai772/
Sulamau772/
Sulimoa772/
Sulomaa772/
Jhulema771/
Zoulema771/
Zuliema771/
Soleima771/
Solemau771/
Shulama771/
Sulemie771/
Julemas771/
Julesma771/
Zhulema771/
Suleimi771/
Sholema771/
Soulemy771/
Sulimau771/
Sullama771/
Julhema771/
Suleymaova753/
Sulaimah711,415/
Chaulema71860/
Sulaimat71577/
Sjollema71331/
Suliamma71182/
Suylemez7179/
Saulamaa7142/
Zhuilema7135/
Sulyamah7130/
Sulaisma7113/
Soulaima7112/
Sullamah7111/
Sulaimad7111/
Shilemay717/
Shulimah717/
Sulaimoa717/
Shileima716/
Suleimoh716/
Sulaimai715/
Soullima715/
Sulaimau714/
Zulhemma714/
Sullamma713/
Shulaima713/
Sulaimas712/
Suliemoh712/
Soulemou712/
Soulimas712/
Zueleima711/
Zulleyma711/
Soleymai711/
Shulamma711/
Souleime711/
Souleyme711/
Sulommah711/
Suilaima711/
Sulaimap711/
Sullayma711/
Seulemou711/
Suelemou711/
Sulheymi711/
Sulaimaa711/
Sulaymah711/
Soulemed711/
Sulimash711/
Seulemot711/
Zuelhema711/
Sullimat710/
Solima671,030/
Schollema67143/
Sulomo67104/
Sulamo6796/
Sulime6794/
Solyma6783/
Culima6780/
Soleme6766/
Sulimo6760/
Solemé6748/
Julima6728/
Zulima6726/
Sulimi6716/
Solemo6712/
Zulemi679/
Shilleima676/
Saulimath675/
Solemi674/
Sutleimer672/
Chullemma671/
Zulemo671/
Çulama671/
Sülemi671/
Sulaimais671/
Chuleemat671/

Sulema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulema in the Bengali language
সুলেমাsulema-
Sulema in the Hindi language
सुलेमाsulema99.28
सूलेमाsulema0.4
सुलेमानsulemana0.32
Sulema in the Marathi language
सुलेमाsulema94.12
सुलेमानsulemana2.52
मसुलेमाmasulema1.68
सूलेमाsulema0.84
Sulema in the Oriya language
ସୁେଲମାsuelama90
ସୁେଲନsuelana5
ଶୁେଲମାsuelama5
Sulema in the Russian language
Сулемаsulema-

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