Suleyman Surname
Approximately 14,924 people bear this surname
Suleyman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,693 | 1:11,221 | 1,672 |
| Somalia | 3,088 | 1:4,356 | 382 |
| England | 735 | 1:75,807 | 8,584 |
| Tanzania | 696 | 1:76,066 | 7,893 |
| Russia | 307 | 1:469,456 | 43,883 |
| Nigeria | 246 | 1:720,093 | 33,031 |
| Kazakhstan | 193 | 1:91,619 | 10,406 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| Azerbaijan | 76 | 1:126,962 | 3,995 |
| Turkmenistan | 65 | 1:84,448 | 1,659 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 49 | 1:121,891 | 13,935 |
| Uzbekistan | 49 | 1:631,207 | 13,568 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Bulgaria | 23 | 1:303,431 | 15,323 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
The alternate forms: Süleyman (1,258) are calculated separately.
Suleyman (63,403) may also be a first name.
Suleyman Demographics
Average Suleyman Salary in
United States
$38,883 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Suleyman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suleyman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Suleyman (Hindi: सुलेमान, Russian: Сулейман) is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear in the variant forms: Süleyman. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suleyman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,409th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 488,311 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Suleyman are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Suleyman is also the 15,145th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 63,403 people.
This last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,693 people, or 1 in 11,221. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 21 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Suleyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Suleyman has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Suleyman surname grew 36,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Suleyman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Suleyman last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Suleyman earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.36% less than the national average, earning 247,933 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.07% less than the national average, earning R 109,152 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $38,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.38% less than the national average, earning $41,050 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suleyman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suleyman in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलेमान | sulemana | - |
| Suleyman in the Russian language | ||
| Сулейман | sulejman | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Suleyman
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