Sulfa Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Haiti

Sulfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3291:401,97334,079
Haiti1281:83,4684,273
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sulfa (1,981) may also be a first name.

Sulfa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sulfa (Hindi: सुल्फा) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sulfa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sulfa is the 599,225th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,041,514 people. The last name Sulfa is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Sulfa live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 169,988th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 1,981 people.

The last name Sulfa is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 401,973. In Indonesia Sulfa is most prevalent in: East Java, where 49 percent live, East Kalimantan, where 10 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 9 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 25 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Sulfa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sulfa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 31.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,295 per year and in United States they earn 81.79% less than the national average, earning $7,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulfat9192/
Sulfah9164/
Sulfas911/
Sulfaa911/
Zulfa8023,618/
Culfa802,265/
Julfa801,136/
Solfa80612/
Sulfi80467/
Sulfo805/
Sulfy803/
Sulfe801/
Sulfahad771/
Zulfaj73496/
Çulfaz73469/
Sulpha7357/
Zulfha7351/
Zhulfa7342/
Chulfa7340/
Zulfat7333/
Shilfa7321/
Zulfau7313/
Sulfer739/
Zoulfa735/
Siulfe733/
Sulfee733/
Shulfe733/
Julfat732/
Zulffa732/
Zulfai732/
Zulfaa732/
Zulfas731/
Soulfy731/
Sulfot731/
Sulfis731/
Sulffi731/
Zulfay731/
Szulfer67293/
Shulfer67218/
Sulphat6751/
Zulfaiz6712/
Soulfou674/
Zoulfas672/
Zhulfaa671/
Sulphad671/
Sulfets671/
Shulfet671/
Schulfe671/

Sulfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulfa in the Hindi language
सुल्फाsulpha63.95
सुलफाsulapha33.72
सूलफ़ाsulafa1.16

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sulfa
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