Sulthan Surname

87,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Sulthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,3831:321,89117,861
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
United Arab Emirates8421:10,8821,361
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Qatar2311:10,2081,127
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England101:5,571,806158,774
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Sulthan (7,254) may also be a first name.

Sulthan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulthan (Hindi: सुल्तान, Marathi: सुलतान) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulthan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 87,161st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,319,729 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sulthan are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sulthan is also the 75,838th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 7,254 people.

Sulthan is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2,383 people, or 1 in 321,891. In India Sulthan is mostly found in: Telangana, where 46 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Kerala, where 15 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent live.

Sulthan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sulthan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 63.41% less than the national average, earning R 86,940 per year and in United States they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning $26,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sulthan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulthan in the Marathi language
सुलतानsulatana77.78
सुलथानsulathana11.11
सुलतानाsulatana11.11
Sulthan in the Hindi language
सुल्तानsultana50
सुलठनsulathana50

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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
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  • 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 Sulthan
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