Sulua Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Sulua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands371:15,6762,975
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sulua (54) may also be a first name.

Sulua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sulua (Hindi: सुलुआ, Oriya: ସୁଲୁଆ) is found in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sulua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Sulua live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. Sulua is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Solomon Islands, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 15,676. In The Solomon Islands Sulua is most prevalent in: Guadalcanal Province, where 81 percent are found and Central Province, where 19 percent are found. Excluding The Solomon Islands it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suilua9151/
Siulua9117/
Sulwua911/
Saulua911/
Sutluea8326/
Susluay834/
Shuluha831/
Suluo80570/
Sulwa80565/
Sulva80371/
Solua80111/
Sulba8018/
Zulua807/
Julua806/
Shuluhah779/
Shauluha771/
Juluat73310/
Sulway73238/
Shulba73125/
Sulbha7331/
Szulba7311/
Suulwa7311/
Soulba7310/
Suilva736/
Culhua735/
Sulbai734/
Juliua734/
Sulvai734/
Sulvay733/
Shilua733/
Soliua732/
Chulua732/
Solyua732/
Soolua732/
Zuluea731/
Sollua731/
Shuluo731/
Sulvaz731/
Sulwat731/
Shulwa731/
Soluaa731/
Soulva731/
Sulluo731/
Shulva731/
Giulua731/
Szulva731/
Juluas730/
Shaulwa6792/
Soluhah6723/
Chuluea6722/
Schulba6721/
Saulwas6713/
Shilwua679/
Saulwah678/
Shuiluo675/
Juliuas672/
Zuluhad671/
Shulbah671/
Soulway671/
Shulbha671/
Shulbai671/
Saullva671/

Sulua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulua in the Oriya language
ସୁଲୁଆsulu'a80
ସୁଲୁଅsulu'a20
Sulua in the Hindi language
सुलुआsulu'a50
सुलुाsulua50

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