Suluma Surname
Approximately 2,310 people bear this surname
Suluma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,091 | 1:8,187 | 1,245 |
| Zambia | 60 | 1:264,165 | 15,663 |
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Suluma (51) may also be a first name.
Suluma Demographics
Average Suluma Salary in
South Africa
R 172,284
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Suluma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suluma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Suluma (Hindi: सुलुमा, Oriya: ସୁଲୁମା) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Suluma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 183,796th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,154,782 people. Suluma is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Suluma reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name Suluma is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,091 people, or 1 in 8,187. Barring Malawi this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Suluma Last Name Statistics demography
Suluma earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning R 172,284 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuluma | 92 | 15 | / |
| Sulumma | 92 | 9 | / |
| Sulluma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ssuluma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sulauma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Soulouma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sulumaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shulumat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sulummai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schuluma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sulima | 83 | 7,136 | / |
| Sulumo | 83 | 141 | / |
| Sulume | 83 | 59 | / |
| Soluma | 83 | 52 | / |
| Sulumi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Zuluma | 83 | 10 | / |
| Suloma | 83 | 8 | / |
| Juluma | 83 | 4 | / |
| Culuma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Souloumga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seulhumas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sulimah | 77 | 1,135 | / |
| Sulimma | 77 | 283 | / |
| Suilima | 77 | 254 | / |
| Solouma | 77 | 154 | / |
| Shulima | 77 | 64 | / |
| Sulimai | 77 | 61 | / |
| Sulimay | 77 | 42 | / |
| Suliema | 77 | 23 | / |
| Sulomma | 77 | 13 | / |
| Szulima | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shiluma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ssulume | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chuluma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Saulima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sulumet | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sullima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sulomaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zulumat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shulume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sulimau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sulumäe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soliuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sullumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sulumie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Julumat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chauluma | 71 | 183 | / |
| Coulouma | 71 | 66 | / |
| Shulumei | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sulumets | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shulumey | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shulimah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Soullima | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zoulouma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Souloumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shulumyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sulliema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sulommah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soloma | 67 | 856 | / |
| Sulomo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Djoulouma | 67 | 60 | / |
| Sulimo | 67 | 60 | / |
| Zulima | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sulomi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Soulloume | 67 | 5 | / |
| Souloumou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Solume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zulumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouloumai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zulume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zulumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoluma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcoulouma | 67 | 1 | / |
Suluma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suluma in the Hindi language | ||
| सुलुमा | suluma | - |
| Suluma in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁଲୁମା | suluma | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Suluma
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