Sulev Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Estonia

Sulev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2211:31,5792,473
Estonia501:26,4364,834
North Macedonia321:65,6716,569
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Šulev (4) & Sülev (0) are calculated separately.

Sulev (1,288) may also be a first name.

Sulev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sulev (Russian: Сулев) occurs most in Bulgaria. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šulev or Sülev. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 734,496th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Sulev are found; 64 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 64 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Sulev is also the 219,552nd most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 1,288 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 31,579. In Bulgaria Sulev is most common in: Plovdiv Province, where 25 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 14 percent reside and Sofia Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Bulgaria this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 13 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 8 percent reside.

Sulev Last Name Statistics demography

Sulev earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $50,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šulev934/
Sülev930/
Suliev91965/
Suloev91795/
Sulaev91789/
Suleva91534/
Suleev91499/
Shulev91481/
Saulev9132/
Soulev9111/
Suhlev919/
Sulevs911/
Shulaev831,463/
Shuleva83576/
Sulyaev83441/
Suliaev8359/
Sauleev8348/
Sauleva8336/
Sullaev8334/
Sulleva8323/
Sauliev8314/
Suhleva8311/
Shaulev834/
Shuleev833/
Shuliev833/
Susleev832/
Suhloev832/
Schulev831/
Saulaev831/
Sulhaev831/
Sulleev831/
Sulliev831/
Souliev831/
Seulaev831/
Suyleva831/
Culev80275/
Zulev8036/
Sulov8027/
Sulef808/
Suleb808/
Sulav804/
Suliv804/
Julev803/
Sulep801/
Shulyaev77235/
Shauliev7752/
Shchulev7726/
Shuliaev7722/
Sulepova7713/
Shauleva775/
Souliaev775/
Schuleva772/
Shouleva772/
Sulevová772/
Shuhleva772/
Zhulev731,215/
Saulov73410/
Sholev73284/
Suleap73263/
Zulaev73218/
Sulova73214/
Shilev73184/
Chulev73152/
Soleev73127/
Saulep73125/
Shulov73105/
Zuleev7348/
Sulyov7334/
Zuleva7324/
Sulliv7319/
Zulevs7317/
Zuliev7314/
Šuleva7314/
Suslew7312/
Saulav7312/
Shulep7311/
Soulef7310/
Soolev736/
Joulev736/
Sulhav735/
Zgulev734/
Ziulev734/
Sulepe733/
Giulev733/
Caulev733/
Saulef732/
Szulew732/
Suhlov732/
Culeev731/
Julevs731/
Zuloev731/
Suleef731/
Suliov731/
Sullav731/
Souleb731/
Suleff731/
Shulav731/
Suslyv731/
Shulepova716,327/
Zhuleva671,423/
Shaulov67458/
Saulova67436/
Zhulaev67205/
Shulyov67169/
Zhgulev67135/
Shulova6793/
Shilaev6774/
Shileev6764/
Suislep6748/
Schulepova6739/
Zhuleev6739/
Shutliv6737/
Zhuliev6735/
Chuleev6731/
Dzhulev6731/
Saulyov6727/
Zhhulev6723/
Zulyaev6721/
Zulliev6720/
Shulhov6715/
Saulepp6712/
Chuhlev6710/
Soulova677/
Sholiev676/
Schulew676/
Shutlyv676/
Shuilov675/
Suliova675/
Suttlef673/
Sullova673/
Suhlova673/
Giuleva672/
Shielev672/
Schulov672/
Sutlife672/
Sheulov672/
Shoulov671/
Zuyleva671/
Schulef671/
Solliev671/
Shulaiv671/
Sholeev671/
Shiloev671/
Sutleff671/
Sulleps671/
Soulefe671/
Soullef671/
Schuliv671/
Zhullev671/
Chulevt671/
Giuliev671/
Sheulep671/
Sueliew671/

Sulev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulev in the Russian language
Сулевsulev-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sulev
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