Sulu Surname
Approximately 15,844 people bear this surname
Sulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,764 | 1:16,335 | 1,992 |
| DR Congo | 2,511 | 1:29,422 | 3,680 |
| Mexico | 2,204 | 1:56,319 | 2,760 |
| Indonesia | 1,773 | 1:74,591 | 7,987 |
| Nigeria | 887 | 1:199,710 | 11,977 |
| Nepal | 740 | 1:38,488 | 1,325 |
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| Tanzania | 380 | 1:139,320 | 12,839 |
| Solomon Islands | 336 | 1:1,726 | 123 |
| Papua New Guinea | 314 | 1:25,967 | 2,883 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 139 | 1:5,518,456 | 133,501 |
| Romania | 118 | 1:170,151 | 17,581 |
| Liberia | 118 | 1:37,360 | 3,460 |
| Malaysia | 96 | 1:307,232 | 16,754 |
| Kazakhstan | 77 | 1:229,643 | 20,634 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Taiwan | 61 | 1:384,340 | 3,014 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
The alternate forms: Sulú (1) & Sülü (3) are calculated separately.
Sulu (4,368) may also be a first name.
Sulu Demographics
Average Sulu Salary in
United States
$30,287 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulu (Bengali: সুলু, Georgian: სულუ, Hindi: सुलू, Marathi: सुलु, Oriya: ସୁଲୁ, Russian: Сулу) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Sulú or Sülü. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 33,523rd most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 459,956 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Sulu reside; 28 percent reside in West Asia and 26 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 104,470th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 4,368 people.
The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 4,764 people, or 1 in 16,335. In Turkey Sulu is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Malatya Province, where 13 percent live and Antalya Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Mexico, where 14 percent live.
Sulu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sulu last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sulu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.77% less than the national average, earning R 38,580 per year and in United States they earn 29.81% less than the national average, earning $30,287 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulu in the Georgian language | ||
| სულუ | sulu | - |
| Sulu in the Bengali language | ||
| সুলু | sulu | - |
| Sulu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁଲୁ | sulu | 87.86 |
| ଶୁଲୁ | sulu | 6.36 |
| ସୁଲୁାଇଁ | sulua'im | 2.31 |
| ସିୁଲୁ | siulu | 0.58 |
| ସାଲୁ | salu | 0.58 |
| ମୁଲୁ | mulu | 0.58 |
| ଶୁଲ | sula | 0.58 |
| Sulu in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलु | sulu | 75.53 |
| सुलू | sulu | 20.21 |
| सूलू | sulu | 2.13 |
| सूलु | sulu | 2.13 |
| Sulu in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलू | sulu | 68.18 |
| सूलू | sulu | 18.18 |
| सुलु | sulu | 13.64 |
| Sulu in the Russian language | ||
| Сулу | sulu | - |
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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 Sulu
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