Sultana Surname

282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,940,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sultana Surname User-submission:

The Sultana surname means 'female emperor' in Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Bangla.

Sultana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,673,3141:9514
India130,6041:5,873515
Pakistan115,6871:1,544232
Saudi Arabia4,2531:7,2551,014
England3,6211:15,3872,255
United States2,5331:143,09514,830
Malta1,7741:24357
Australia1,7591:15,3472,180
United Arab Emirates1,4281:6,416819
Canada8301:44,3925,475
Romania7661:26,2113,333
France6081:109,24816,273
Indonesia4071:324,93728,485
Thailand3361:210,23335,073
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
Qatar3091:7,631826
Spain3011:155,32211,365
Oman2901:12,7171,465
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Italy1311:466,84548,868
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Israel1261:67,9188,444
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
Wales771:40,1893,923
Norway741:69,4909,776
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Tunisia291:21,0563,344
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Japan201:6,392,21541,807
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Finland141:392,62226,475
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
China81:170,915,1968,932
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sultana (391,371) may also be a first name.

Sultana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sultana surname means 'female emperor' in Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Bangla.

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Sultana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sultana (Arabic: سلطانه, Bengali: সুলতানা, Georgian: სულთანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: सुल्ताना, Marathi: सुलताना, Oriya: ସୁଲତାନା, Russian: Султана) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sultana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 282nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,755 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sultana live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sultana is also the 2,645th most widespread forename in the world, held by 391,371 people.

Sultana is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,673,314 people, or 1 in 95. Besides Bangladesh this last name occurs in 101 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.

Sultana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sultana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 63,325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sultana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sultana last name are 1.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Sultana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.88% less than the national average, earning €11,147 per year; in Norway they earn 24.47% less than the national average, earning 261,378 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning $47,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulltana9318,466/
Sulthana9317,467/
Shultana935,681/
Sultanah93923/
Sultanaa93742/
Sultanat93574/
Soultana93472/
Sultaana9366/
Sultanna9355/
Sultanay9353/
Sulttana9341/
Sultanga9334/
Suultana9315/
Saultana9315/
Sultanha9311/
Sultanau9310/
Ssultana937/
Suiltana936/
Sultahna935/
Sultamna935/
Sultanas935/
Sultanaz934/
Scultana934/
Sultanoa933/
Jsultana933/
Sultasna933/
Siultana932/
Sultanai932/
Suyltana932/
Suhltana931/
Sutltana931/
Sultaina931/
Sultanap931/
Sultanea931/
Sultanaâ931/
Sultgana931/
Sulthanaa8853/
Sullthana8826/
Sulthanah8812/
Sulthaana8811/
Sulthanna8810/
Soultanas8810/
Sultahana889/
Sultainay884/
Sultthana883/
Siulthana881/
Shultanah881/
Suilthana881/
Sutlthana881/
Sulltanas881/
Sultaanaa881/
Sultaanna881/
Sultanaah881/
Sultanach881/
Sultannat881/
Sulthanas881/
Ssulthana881/
Shoultana881/
Sultane8621,264/
Sultani8617,084/
Soltana8615,733/
Sultanh866,599/
Cultana86245/
Sultany86204/
Sultano86204/
Sultona8681/
Jultana8611/
Sultena867/
Zultana863/
Sultanè861/
Sulthaanaa825/
Sullthaana823/
Sultanaova821/
Soultani80731/
Soultane80362/
Sultonah80174/
Sultaniy8090/
Sultanie8019/
Sultaneh8017/
Sooltana8017/
Chultana8015/
Soultany8010/
Sholtana809/
Sultanis808/
Sultanee806/
Sulthona805/
Sulltani805/
Zulthana804/
Sultanos804/
Sulteena803/
Sultanes803/
Sultaniz803/
Sultangi803/
Solthana802/
Sultanii802/
Sultonas802/
Soltanai801/
Shultani801/
Suiltany801/
Sulltane801/
Sulttane801/
Soltanna801/
Siultani801/
Saultane801/
Culttana801/
Sultanho801/
Sultamno801/
Sultanio801/
Jultanai801/
Soultanis75446/
Sulthonah7543/
Soultanos7534/
Soultanou7517/
Sulthanie7513/
Sultanych758/
Sultanieh758/
Sultanich756/
Soulttane752/
Soultanne751/
Soulthane751/
Sulltaniç751/
Sultaness751/
Sultanood751/
Soulttani751/
Sultanhei751/
Soltane717,511/
Sultoni714,295/
Soltany71122/
Sultono7172/
Sultony7143/
Shulthonah717/
Soltanhaha711/
Sulltanije711/
Zoltana711/
Sultones67476/
Soltanei6736/
Soltanie6725/
Shultony6719/
Sulthony6714/
Sulthono675/
Soltonay675/
Sultohni673/
Solltani672/
Sultonis672/
Soltanee672/
Soltanni672/
Sultoniy671/
Sooltany671/
Soltaney670/

Sultana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sultana in the Bengali language
সুলতানাsulatana99.61
সোলতানাsolatana0.39
Sultana in the Marathi language
सुलतानाsulatana94.02
सूलतानाsulatana2.05
सुलतानsulatana0.78
सुलातानाsulatana0.41
सुलतनाsulatana0.2
सलतानाsalatana0.17
सुलेमानsulemana0.15
सुतारsutara0.04
मुलतानीmulatani0.03
सुळतानाsulatana0.03
सुलमानाsulamana0.02
सूलतानsulatana0.02
असुलतानाasulatana0.02
सुलागनाsulagana0.01
सुंलतानाsunlatana0.01
सृलतानाsrlatana0.01
सुलतsulata0.01
खुलतानाkhulatana0.01
सुलानाsulana0.01
युलतानाyulatana0.01
सुततानाsutatana0.01
सुलताबाsulataba0.01
सूळतानाsulatana0.01
सुकतानाsukatana0.01
सुलतानीsulatani0.01
सुनतानाsunatana0.01
सुलातनाsulatana0.01
सुलताणाsulatana0.01
सुतानाsutana0.01
सुबानsubana0.01
Sultana in the Hindi language
सुल्तानाsultana91.37
सुलतानाsulatana8.06
सूल्तानाsultana0.23
सुल्तनाsultana0.12
सुल्तानsultana0.09
सुलतनाsulatana0.03
सुलतानsulatana0.03
सूलतानाsulatana0.02
सुलताsulata0.01
सुतानाsutana0
शुल्तानाsultana0
सुल्ताननाsultanana0
शुलतानाsulatana0
सुलताना़sulatana0
सूलतनाsulatana0
सुलटनाsulatana0
सु्ल्तानाsultana0
Sultana in the Georgian language
სულთანაsultana88.24
სულტანაsultana11.76
Sultana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪalsltanh79.82
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔalsltant14.91
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥalsltan2.63
ﺍﻟﺴﻄﺎﻧﻪalstanh0.88
ﺍﻟﺼﻠﻄﺎﻧﺔalsltant0.88
ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪsltanh0.88
Sultana in the Oriya language
ସୁଲତାନାsulatana78.31
ସୁଲ୍ତାନାsultana6.16
ସୁଲତାନsulatana5.26
େସାଲତାନାesalatana4.36
ସୁଲତନାsulatana1.16
ଶୁଲତାନାsulatana0.51
ସୁଲାତାନାsulatana0.51
େସାଲତାନesalatana0.51
େଶାଲତାନାesalatana0.39
ସୁଲୁତାନାsulutana0.39
ସୁଲତାନ୍sulatan0.39
ସୁନୀଲsunila0.13
ସୁଲେତାନାsuletana0.13
କୁମାରkumara0.13
ସୁଲ୍ତାନ୍sultan0.13
ସୁଇତାନାsu'itana0.13
େଶାଲତାନesalatana0.13
ଅତାଉଲାata'ula0.13
େମାବିନemabina0.13
ସୁଲତାsulata0.13
ସୁଲ୍ତାନsultana0.13
ଶୁଲତାନsulatana0.13
ସୃଲଚନାsrlacana0.13
ସୁଲ୍ତନାsultana0.13
ରୁକ୍ସାନାruksana0.13
ସୁଲତାନୀsulatani0.13
ସୂଲତାନାsulatana0.13
Sultana in the Russian language
Султанаsultana-
Sultana in the Arabic language
سلطانهsltanh-

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