Sulu Surname

33,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Sulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,7641:16,3351,992
DR Congo2,5111:29,4223,680
Mexico2,2041:56,3192,760
Indonesia1,7731:74,5917,987
Nigeria8871:199,71011,977
Nepal7401:38,4881,325
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Tanzania3801:139,32012,839
Solomon Islands3361:1,726123
Papua New Guinea3141:25,9672,883
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
India1391:5,518,456133,501
Romania1181:170,15117,581
Liberia1181:37,3603,460
Malaysia961:307,23216,754
Kazakhstan771:229,64320,634
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Taiwan611:384,3403,014
Estonia581:22,7904,104
South Africa561:967,45960,627
England441:1,266,32057,817
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Finland101:549,67032,186
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Eritrea11:4,751,901911

The alternate forms: Sulú (1) & Sülü (3) are calculated separately.

Sulu (4,368) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulú921/
Seulu89596/
Sulus89413/
Saulu89399/
Sulau89397/
Suluh89379/
Suliu89351/
Suylu89209/
Shulu89207/
Sullu89183/
Sului89137/
Siulu8997/
Soulu8980/
Sulhu8963/
Suslu8944/
Sulou8941/
Suulu8931/
Sulut8928/
Sulup8914/
Sutlu8914/
Suleu899/
Suilu894/
Sulud893/
Suhlu893/
Suluy893/
Suelu892/
Ssulu892/
Sculu892/
Sulyu891/
Hsulu891/
Suluu891/
Sulux891/
Sülü833/
Sulouh80859/
Saulus80448/
Seuleu80310/
Soulou80231/
Saulou80173/
Sauliu8091/
Shaulu8052/
Shulus8048/
Souleu8048/
Suelau8047/
Shuluu8038/
Sahulu8024/
Saulut8024/
Sullau8023/
Sullus8015/
Seulou8013/
Suiliu8010/
Soulup809/
Sutlau808/
Saulau808/
Soulus808/
Shuluh806/
Hsuliu803/
Sulahu803/
Souliu803/
Shoulu802/
Sauleu802/
Shullu802/
Souluy802/
Schulu802/
Sulius802/
Shuliu802/
Jsului801/
Siuluy801/
Suluth801/
Soului801/
Suleuh801/
Sulaut801/
Saului801/
Suliau801/
Sszulu801/
Soulhu801/
Shuhlu801/
Seulus801/
Siulou801/
Sullui801/
Sulluy801/
Sculau800/
Zulu75404,142/
Xulu7554,270/
Julu752,562/
Solu751,272/
Culu75661/
Çulu75319/
Saulius73246/
Sauloup73239/
Soulouh73239/
Shahulu7315/
Soullou735/
Shuiliu734/
Scoulou733/
Souslou733/
Sullous732/
Soulhou732/
Schulup731/
Shaulus731/
Suttlus731/
Schuluz731/
Seulouh731/
Soulleu731/
Souloup731/
Saulutė731/
Shulgau731/
Shuluha731/
Sullius730/
Shullus730/
Saulust730/
Seulius730/
Schullu730/
Chulu6738,900/
Çullu672,228/
Shilu672,088/
Sollu671,375/
Julus67959/
Julou67840/
Xuliu67768/
Djulu67320/
Suloo67303/
Jullu67227/
Sholu67159/
Zullu67124/
Hjulu67116/
Ziulu67116/
Zhulu67108/
Suloe6791/
Suillaud6774/
Juliu6769/
Zulus6764/
Šulus6755/
Cullu6754/
Julau6726/
Jutlu6723/
Jhulu6720/
Zoulu6719/
Solui6718/
Schulhus6718/
Julut6717/
Joulu6712/
Juulu6710/
Soolu679/
Zuluh679/
Jului678/
Sieoulou678/
Xhulu678/
Zulud677/
Zulup676/
Schulius676/
Jaulu675/
Zului674/
Zuulu674/
Sulho674/
Schoulus673/
Zulou673/
Jjulu673/
Sauló673/
Juilu672/
Tjulu672/
Zulau672/
Zuluu671/
Culiu671/
Coulu671/
Giulu671/
Shauluis671/
Suchellu671/
Zuluz671/
Zulut671/
Zuluğ671/
Soluy671/
Shauluha671/
Souslous671/
Soğlu671/
Scheuleu671/
Szuló671/
Culeu671/
Zuluj671/
Jzulu671/
Juluy671/
Xulau671/
Xuulu671/
Schxului671/
Xulou671/
Çuliu671/
Julud671/
Scheulus670/
Culou670/

Sulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulu in the Georgian language
სულუsulu-
Sulu in the Bengali language
সুলুsulu-
Sulu in the Oriya language
ସୁଲୁsulu87.86
ଶୁଲୁsulu6.36
ସୁଲୁାଇଁsulua'im2.31
ସିୁଲୁsiulu0.58
ସାଲୁsalu0.58
ମୁଲୁmulu0.58
ଶୁଲsula0.58
Sulu in the Marathi language
सुलुsulu75.53
सुलूsulu20.21
सूलूsulu2.13
सूलुsulu2.13
Sulu in the Hindi language
सुलूsulu68.18
सूलूsulu18.18
सुलुsulu13.64
Sulu in the Russian language
Сулуsulu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sulu
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