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
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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 more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Süleyman. For other potential spellings of Suleyman click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suleyman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Suleyman is the 35,409th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 488,311 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Suleyman live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Suleyman is also the 15,145th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 63,403 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 8,693 people, or 1 in 11,221. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 21 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Suleyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Suleyman has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Suleyman last name increased 36,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Suleyman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Suleyman last name is predominantly 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 surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for 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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