Sultani Surname

31,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sultani Surname User-submission:

The Sultani or Sultany surname is derived from the Persian and Arabic word sultan, meaning a Muslim sovereign. The name can be traced back to Khans of the Middle East, being of nobility in terms of leadership and relationship to kings and other leaders of the region.

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Sultani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7,6421:6,928910
Afghanistan2,0321:15,823900
Pakistan1,7501:102,0823,224
India5801:1,322,52751,643
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Indonesia5061:261,36223,685
United States4701:771,18959,919
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Lebanon3221:17,5062,254
Australia3211:84,0999,745
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Canada2351:156,79015,900
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Sweden1721:57,2494,421
England1401:397,98627,485
Iran921:834,59341,130
United Arab Emirates921:99,5908,729
Israel791:108,32412,251
Azerbaijan751:128,6554,030
Tunisia701:8,7231,449
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
Norway401:128,55716,659
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Qatar281:84,2149,043
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
France221:3,019,215204,848
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
China81:170,915,1968,932
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Finland61:916,11741,832
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Sultani (14,589) may also be a first name.

Sultani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sultani or Sultany surname is derived from the Persian and Arabic word sultan, meaning a Muslim sovereign. The name can be traced back to Khans of the Middle East, being of nobility in terms of leadership and relationship to kings and other leaders of the region.

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Sultani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sultani (Georgian: სულთანი, Hindi: सुल्तानी, Marathi: सुलतानी, Oriya: ସୁଲ୍ତାନୀ, Russian: Султани) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sultani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,251st most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 426,571 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sultani live; 45 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 47,309th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 14,589 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7,642 people, or 1 in 6,928. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 28 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 12 percent reside and Pakistan, where 10 percent reside.

Sultani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sultani last name is predominantly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sultani last name are 5.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Sultani earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.17% less than the national average, earning 210,536 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning $47,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sultani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sultani in the Georgian language
სულთანიsultani-
Sultani in the Oriya language
ସୁଲ୍ତାନୀsultani-
Sultani in the Hindi language
सुल्तानीsultani95.43
सुलतानीsulatani3.1
सूल्तानीsultani0.33
सुल्तनीsultani0.33
सुल्ताणीsultani0.16
सुल्ताऩsultana0.16
सुलतनीsulatani0.16
सुल्तानिsultani0.16
Sultani in the Marathi language
सुलतानीsulatani89.34
तानीtani7.38
सुलतानाsulatana0.82
Sultani in the Russian language
Султаниsultani-

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