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 or territory. It may occur as: Sultán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Sultan is the 440^th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,232 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sultan are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sultan is also the 555^th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,387,480 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 330,792 people, or 1 in 540. In Pakistan Sultan is mostly found in: Punjab, where 77 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent live and Sindh, where 9 percent live. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 157 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 14 percent live and Oman, where 9 percent live.

Sultan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sultan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sultan last name expanded 3,163 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 13,358 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sultan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sultan surname is chiefly 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 bearing the Sultan last name are 5.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.76% 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.