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 more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Šulev or Sülev. For other possible spellings of Sulev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 734,496th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. It is primarily found 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 commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 1,288 people.

The surname is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 31,579. In Bulgaria Sulev is mostly found in: Plovdiv Province, where 25 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 14 percent live and Sofia Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 13 percent live and North Macedonia, where 8 percent live.

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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