Suluma Surname

183,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Suluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,0911:8,1871,245
Zambia601:264,16515,663
Zimbabwe601:257,30427,433
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Suluma (51) may also be a first name.

Suluma Last Name Facts

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

Suluma (Hindi: सुलुमा, Oriya: ସୁଲୁମା) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Suluma.

How Common Is The Last Name Suluma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Suluma is the 183,796th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,154,782 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Suluma live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Suluma is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename internationally, held by 51 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,091 people, or 1 in 8,187. Barring Malawi Suluma is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shuluma9215/
Sulumma929/
Sulluma921/
Ssuluma921/
Sulauma921/
Soulouma862/
Sulumaya861/
Shulumat861/
Sulummai861/
Schuluma861/
Sulima837,136/
Sulumo83141/
Sulume8359/
Soluma8352/
Sulumi8322/
Zuluma8310/
Suloma838/
Juluma834/
Culuma832/
Souloumga801/
Seulhumas801/
Sulimah771,135/
Sulimma77283/
Suilima77254/
Solouma77154/
Shulima7764/
Sulimai7761/
Sulimay7742/
Suliema7723/
Sulomma7713/
Szulima7711/
Shiluma776/
Ssulume776/
Chuluma775/
Saulima774/
Sulumet773/
Sullima772/
Sulomaa772/
Zulumat771/
Shulume771/
Sulimau771/
Sulumäe771/
Soliuma771/
Sullumo771/
Sulumie771/
Julumat771/
Chauluma71183/
Coulouma7166/
Shulumei7115/
Sulumets7112/
Shulumey719/
Shulimah717/
Soullima715/
Zoulouma712/
Souloumo711/
Shulumyi711/
Sulliema711/
Sulommah711/
Soloma67856/
Sulomo67104/
Djoulouma6760/
Sulimo6760/
Zulima6726/
Sulomi6716/
Soulloume675/
Souloumou672/
Solume671/
Zulumo671/
Zouloumai671/
Zulume671/
Zulumi671/
Zoluma671/
Tcoulouma671/

Suluma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suluma in the Hindi language
सुलुमाsuluma-
Suluma in the Oriya language
ସୁଲୁମାsuluma-

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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 Suluma
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