Sultans Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Sultans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Sultans (172) may also be a first name.
Sultans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sultans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sultans (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪ) is found most in Egypt. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sultans? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sultans is the 1,129,067th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Sultans are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 696,764th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 172 people.
It is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and Jordan, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulthans | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shultains | 88 | 1 | / |
| Soltans | 86 | 16 | / |
| Sultanz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sultonst | 80 | 15 | / |
| Soltansh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coultans | 80 | 0 | / |
| Zoltans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schulteins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schultheins | 67 | 13 | / |
| Solteins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coultons | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schultheinsz | 63 | 1 | / |
Sultans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sultans in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻧﻪ | alsltanh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sultans
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