Suliman Surname
Approximately 346,249 people bear this surname
Suliman Surname User-submission:
Suliman is an Armenian family name. They were large merchants and tobacco-producing families who spread around the world because of the Armenian genocide of 1915.
Suliman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 262,642 | 1:143 | 16 |
| Saudi Arabia | 31,403 | 1:983 | 74 |
| Libya | 19,585 | 1:319 | 52 |
| Nigeria | 8,896 | 1:19,913 | 1,824 |
| Egypt | 6,773 | 1:13,574 | 1,621 |
| Pakistan | 2,975 | 1:60,048 | 2,294 |
| South Africa | 2,617 | 1:20,702 | 2,622 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Romania | 1,054 | 1:19,049 | 2,459 |
| Israel | 916 | 1:9,342 | 1,436 |
| United States | 819 | 1:442,563 | 38,021 |
| Oman | 653 | 1:5,648 | 805 |
| United Arab Emirates | 524 | 1:17,485 | 2,084 |
| Malaysia | 516 | 1:57,159 | 4,358 |
| Kuwait | 405 | 1:9,384 | 1,298 |
| Bahrain | 323 | 1:4,175 | 737 |
| England | 320 | 1:174,119 | 15,890 |
| Philippines | 319 | 1:317,361 | 44,214 |
| Indonesia | 311 | 1:425,239 | 35,658 |
| Qatar | 271 | 1:8,701 | 956 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| Brazil | 181 | 1:1,182,731 | 40,970 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Sweden | 129 | 1:76,331 | 5,713 |
| India | 104 | 1:7,375,629 | 160,209 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Spain | 91 | 1:513,759 | 25,575 |
| Russia | 81 | 1:1,779,297 | 115,341 |
| Syria | 75 | 1:257,347 | 4,303 |
| Argentina | 74 | 1:577,614 | 41,358 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| North Macedonia | 46 | 1:45,684 | 5,021 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 1:31,720 | 3,224 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Jordan | 33 | 1:267,953 | 10,595 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Croatia | 23 | 1:183,852 | 22,841 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Guyana | 11 | 1:69,293 | 5,568 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Šuliman (29) are calculated separately.
Suliman (68,046) may also be a first name.
Suliman Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Suliman is an Armenian family name. They were large merchants and tobacco-producing families who spread around the world because of the Armenian genocide of 1915.
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Suliman Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Suliman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suliman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Suliman (Hindi: सुलिमान, Marathi: सुलीमान, Oriya: ସୁଲିମାନ, Russian: Сулиман) is found in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Šuliman. Click here to see other possible spellings of Suliman.
How Common Is The Last Name Suliman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,565th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,047 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Suliman live; 83 percent live in North Africa and 83 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 14,201st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 68,046 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Sudan, where it is borne by 262,642 people, or 1 in 143. Beside Sudan it occurs in 112 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and Libya, where 6 percent live.
Suliman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Suliman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Suliman surname grew 27,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 10,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Suliman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Suliman last name is primarily Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Suliman surname are 4.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.41% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Suliman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.3% less than the national average, earning 258,514 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.54% more than the national average, earning R 331,608 per year; in United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.07% less than the national average, earning $42,194 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suliman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suliman in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁଲିମାନ | sulimana | 81.58 |
| ସୁେଲମାନ | suelamana | 5.26 |
| ଶୁଲିମାନ | sulimana | 5.26 |
| ଶୁଲିମନ | sulimana | 2.63 |
| ସୁଲିମାନ୍ | suliman | 2.63 |
| ସୁଲିମନ | sulimana | 2.63 |
| Suliman in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलिमान | sulimana | 40 |
| सुलीमान | sulimana | 25 |
| सुलीमन | sulimana | 25 |
| सुलिमन | sulimana | 5 |
| सुलैमान | sulaimana | 5 |
| Suliman in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलीमान | sulimana | 35.29 |
| सुिलमान | suilamana | 35.29 |
| सुळीमन | sulimana | 5.88 |
| सुलेमान | sulemana | 5.88 |
| सूलीमान | sulimana | 5.88 |
| सुलीमन | sulimana | 5.88 |
| सुिलमन | suilamana | 5.88 |
| Suliman in the Russian language | ||
| Сулиман | suliman | - |
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