Suleman Surname
Approximately 441,720 people bear this surname
Suleman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 232,935 | 1:760 | 92 |
| Pakistan | 120,980 | 1:1,477 | 223 |
| India | 15,534 | 1:49,380 | 3,392 |
| Indonesia | 14,540 | 1:9,096 | 1,165 |
| Ethiopia | 12,234 | 1:7,973 | 1,243 |
| Sudan | 10,640 | 1:3,525 | 504 |
| Ghana | 10,529 | 1:2,566 | 411 |
| Mozambique | 6,180 | 1:4,411 | 1,010 |
| Tanzania | 2,999 | 1:17,653 | 2,264 |
| England | 2,883 | 1:19,326 | 2,756 |
| South Africa | 2,662 | 1:20,352 | 2,576 |
| Somalia | 2,059 | 1:6,533 | 524 |
| Malawi | 967 | 1:17,703 | 2,784 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 755 | 1:12,135 | 1,505 |
| United States | 749 | 1:483,924 | 40,927 |
| Canada | 605 | 1:60,902 | 7,147 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Kenya | 555 | 1:83,207 | 7,642 |
| Oman | 463 | 1:7,965 | 1,110 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Zimbabwe | 94 | 1:164,237 | 20,345 |
| Spain | 93 | 1:502,710 | 25,213 |
| Scotland | 92 | 1:58,194 | 4,808 |
| Sweden | 89 | 1:110,638 | 7,962 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Zambia | 78 | 1:203,204 | 13,208 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Seychelles | 47 | 1:1,966 | 419 |
| Norway | 45 | 1:114,273 | 15,150 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Lesotho | 29 | 1:70,088 | 9,364 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Nepal | 25 | 1:1,139,238 | 6,423 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Barbados | 21 | 1:13,688 | 897 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| North Macedonia | 16 | 1:131,342 | 10,370 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Súleman (1) are calculated separately.
Suleman (363,883) may also be a first name.
Suleman Demographics
Average Suleman Salary in
United States
$45,479 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Suleman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suleman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suleman (Bengali: সুলেমান, Georgian: სულემან, Hindi: सुलेमान, Marathi: सुलेमान, Oriya: ସୁେଲମାନ, Russian: Сулеман) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms: Súleman. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Suleman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,205th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 16,498 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Suleman live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Suleman is also the 2,855th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 363,883 people.
The last name Suleman is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 232,935 people, or 1 in 760. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 12 percent are found, Jigawa, where 11 percent are found and Katsina, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Suleman is found in 107 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 27 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Suleman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Suleman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Suleman surname grew 24,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Suleman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Suleman surname is predominantly Muslim (82%) in Kenya and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Suleman surname are 7.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.03% being registered with the political party.
The amount Suleman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.29% less than the national average, earning 265,468 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.99% more than the national average, earning R 354,060 per year; in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.11% more than the national average, earning $59,672 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suleman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suleman in the Georgian language | ||
| სულემან | suleman | - |
| Suleman in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलेमान | sulemana | 98.76 |
| सूलेमान | sulemana | 0.78 |
| सुलेमन | sulemana | 0.34 |
| सुलेेमान | suleemana | 0.03 |
| सुलैमान | sulaimana | 0.02 |
| स़ुलेमान | sulemana | 0.01 |
| सुलेमाऩ | sulemana | 0.01 |
| सुुलेमान | suulemana | 0.01 |
| सुमान | sumana | 0 |
| सुलेमां | sulemam | 0 |
| सूलेमन | sulemana | 0 |
| सुलेमा | sulema | 0 |
| सलमान | salamana | 0 |
| ॰सुलेमान | sulemana | 0 |
| सुल्ेमान | sulemana | 0 |
| ़सुलेमान | sulemana | 0 |
| सुलॆमन | sulemana | 0 |
| Suleman in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलेमान | sulemana | 94.52 |
| सूलेमान | sulemana | 1.97 |
| मेमन | memana | 0.5 |
| सुलेमन | sulemana | 0.36 |
| सुलतान | sulatana | 0.17 |
| सुळेमान | sulemana | 0.12 |
| असुलेमान | asulemana | 0.08 |
| सलमान | salamana | 0.05 |
| सुलैमान | sulaimana | 0.04 |
| सुलमान | sulamana | 0.04 |
| सलमानी | salamani | 0.03 |
| सलेमान | salemana | 0.02 |
| शेमना | semana | 0.02 |
| िशलेमान | isalemana | 0.02 |
| मेमण | memana | 0.02 |
| सुलेमा | sulema | 0.02 |
| सुलताना | sulatana | 0.02 |
| सुलेमाने | sulemane | 0.02 |
| सुलेखान | sulekhana | 0.01 |
| सूलतान | sulatana | 0.01 |
| सालेमान | salemana | 0.01 |
| सुरमान | suramana | 0.01 |
| सुलोमान | sulomana | 0.01 |
| सलेमन | salemana | 0.01 |
| सुतेमान | sutemana | 0.01 |
| सुलेमाम | sulemama | 0.01 |
| सुफ़ान | sufana | 0.01 |
| सालेमा | salema | 0.01 |
| सुमरा | sumara | 0.01 |
| खुलेमान | khulemana | 0.01 |
| सुजान | sujana | 0.01 |
| सुलेमाऩ | sulemana | 0.01 |
| शेकन | sekana | 0.01 |
| सुूलेमान | suulemana | 0.01 |
| सुमया | sumaya | 0.01 |
| सुलेमोन | sulemona | 0.01 |
| सुकान | sukana | 0.01 |
| सुबान | subana | 0.01 |
| इसुलेमान | isulemana | 0.01 |
| सुलेमार | sulemara | 0.01 |
| सीलेमान | silemana | 0.01 |
| सुनेमान | sunemana | 0.01 |
| सुलेमाण | sulemana | 0.01 |
| सुलामान | sulamana | 0.01 |
| िसलेमान | isalemana | 0.01 |
| सुुलेमान | suulemana | 0.01 |
| सुलेभान | sulebhana | 0.01 |
| सूलेमन | sulemana | 0.01 |
| Suleman in the Bengali language | ||
| সুলেমান | sulemana | 93.33 |
| সোলেমান | solemana | 3.33 |
| সুলেমন | sulemana | 1.67 |
| ছুলেমান | chulemana | 0.83 |
| সূলেমান | sulemana | 0.83 |
| Suleman in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁେଲମାନ | suelamana | 86.41 |
| ଶୁେଲମାନ | suelamana | 6.58 |
| ସୁେଲମାନ୍ | suelaman | 3.12 |
| ସୁେଲମନ | suelamana | 1.94 |
| ସୂେଲମାନ | suelamana | 0.25 |
| ସୁେଲମା | suelama | 0.17 |
| ସୁଲମନ | sulamana | 0.17 |
| ସୁେଳମାନ | suelamana | 0.17 |
| ସୂେଳମାନ | suelamana | 0.08 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 0.08 |
| ସୁଲିମାନ | sulimana | 0.08 |
| େସାେଲମାନ୍ | esaelaman | 0.08 |
| ସୁେଲମଦ | suelamada | 0.08 |
| Suleman in the Russian language | ||
| Сулеман | suleman | - |
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