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
Sulu Political Affiliation
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Sulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sulu (Bengali: সুলু, Georgian: სულუ, Hindi: सुलू, Marathi: सुलु, Oriya: ସୁଲୁ, Russian: Сулу) occurs most in Turkey. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sulú or Sülü. For other possible spellings of Sulu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,523rd most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 459,956 people. It is mostly 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 common first name internationally, borne by 4,368 people.
It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 4,764 people, or 1 in 16,335. In Turkey Sulu is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Malatya Province, where 13 percent live and Antalya Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Sulu is found in 61 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Mexico, where 14 percent live.
Sulu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sulu last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the 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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