Sulum Surname
Approximately 423 people bear this surname
Sulum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 200 | 1:885,714 | 38,609 |
| Papua New Guinea | 191 | 1:42,690 | 5,212 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
The alternate forms: Sülüm (161) are calculated separately.
Sulum (392) may also be a first name.
Sulum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sulum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sulum (Hindi: सूलूम, Marathi: सुलुम, Oriya: ସୁଲୁମ, Russian: Сулум) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Sülüm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sulum? popularity and diffusion
Sulum is the 697,244th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. Sulum is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Sulum reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 436,979th most common first name world-wide, borne by 392 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 885,714. In Nigeria Sulum is primarily found in: Yobe, where 58 percent reside and Borno, where 41 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sulum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sulum in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁଲୁମ | suluma | - |
| Sulum in the Marathi language | ||
| सुलुम | suluma | - |
| Sulum in the Hindi language | ||
| सूलूम | suluma | 50 |
| सुलूम | suluma | 50 |
| Sulum in the Russian language | ||
| Сулум | sulum | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sulum
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