Sulfur Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Sulfur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
Sulfur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulfur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sulfur (Russian: Сульфур) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulfur? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sulfur are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 63 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 38 percent live. Not including Iran Sulfur is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 17 percent live and Afghanistan, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulfur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfur in the Russian language | ||
| Сульфур | sulfur | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sulfur
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