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
The last name Sulu (Bengali: সুলু, Georgian: სულუ, Hindi: सुलू, Marathi: सुलु, Oriya: ସୁଲୁ, Russian: Сулу) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered 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
The last name is the 33,523rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 459,956 people. The last name 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. Sulu is also the 104,470th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 4,368 people.
Sulu is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 4,764 people, or 1 in 16,335. In Turkey Sulu is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent reside, Malatya Province, where 13 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname exists in 61 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Mexico, where 14 percent reside.
Sulu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sulu surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with 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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