174.98 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Sultan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sultan (Arabic: سلطين, Bengali: সুলতান, Georgian: სულთან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ, Hindi: सुल्तान, Marathi: सुलतान, Oriya: ସୁଲତାନ, Russian: Султан) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Sultán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sultan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 440^th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,232 people. The surname Sultan is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sultan live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sultan is also the 555^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 1,387,480 people.

It is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 330,792 people, or 1 in 540. In Pakistan Sultan is most common in: Punjab, where 77 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent are found and Sindh, where 9 percent are found. Not including Pakistan it occurs in 157 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found and Oman, where 9 percent are found.

Sultan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sultan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sultan surname increased 3,163 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 13,358 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sultan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sultan surname is predominantly Muslim (83%) in Russia, Catholic (57%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (56%) in Kenya, Sunni (58%) in Lebanon, Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine and Muslim (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those holding the Sultan last name are 5.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sultan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.14% less than the national average, earning €11,369 per year; in Norway they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning 366,782 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.69% more than the national average, earning R 431,772 per year; in United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $47,398 CAD per year.