Sulus Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sulus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3531:149,97613,619
Romania271:743,62550,353
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Šulus (55) & Sülüş (269) are calculated separately.

Sulus (192) may also be a first name.

Sulus Last Name Facts

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

Sulus (Russian: Сулус) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Šulus or Sülüş. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 709,895th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sulus reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sulus is also the 655,603rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 192 people.

Sulus is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 149,976. In Tanzania Sulus is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 72 percent are found, Mara Region, where 20 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šulus9355/
Saulus91448/
Shulus9148/
Sullus9115/
Soulus918/
Sulius912/
Seulus911/
Sulu8915,844/
Saulius83246/
Sullous832/
Saulyus831/
Shaulus831/
Suttlus831/
Sullius830/
Shullus830/
Saulust830/
Sueleus830/
Seulius830/
Julus80959/
Seulu80596/
Saulu80399/
Sulau80397/
Suluh80379/
Suluc80359/
Suliu80351/
Solus80338/
Sülüş80269/
Suylu80209/
Shulu80207/
Sullu80183/
Sului80137/
Culus80123/
Siulu8097/
Soulu8080/
Zulus8064/
Sulhu8063/
Suslu8044/
Sulou8041/
Suulu8031/
Sulut8028/
Sulos8016/
Sulup8014/
Sutlu8014/
Suleu809/
Suilu804/
Sulud803/
Suhlu803/
Suluy803/
Ssulu802/
Sulyu801/
Hsulu801/
Suluu801/
Sulux801/
Schulhus7718/
Schulius776/
Schoulus773/
Shauluis771/
Scheulus770/
Julius73258,216/
Saulos731,515/
Sulouh73859/
Soulos73415/
Juluis73400/
Juleus73359/
Zulyus73353/
Seuleu73310/
Soulou73231/
Saulou73173/
Cullus73162/
Sauliu7391/
Solius7361/
Juilus7354/
Shaulu7352/
Souleu7348/
Suliuc7341/
Zulius7340/
Shuluu7338/
Sullos7332/
Jaulus7327/
Sahulu7324/
Saulut7324/
Sullau7323/
Solous7321/
Jullus7320/
Julous7315/
Seulou7313/
Suiliu7310/
Soulup739/
Sutlau738/
Saulau738/
Joulus737/
Zullus737/
Djulus737/
Shuluh736/
Sulucz736/
Solyus735/
Sollus734/
Hsuliu733/
Solaus733/
Sulahu733/
Souliu733/
Suilos733/
Shoulu732/
Sauleu732/
Shullu732/
Souluy732/
Julıus732/
Schulu732/
Shuliu732/
Julush731/
Jsului731/
Zulaus731/
Siuluy731/
Suloss731/
Suluth731/
Soului731/
Zuleus731/
Giulus731/
Soluis731/
Soluss731/
Suleuh731/
Sulaut731/
Siulos731/
Saului731/
Szuluc731/
Szilus731/
Suliau731/
Sszulu731/
Xulius731/
Soulhu731/
Shuhlu731/
Siulou731/
Sullui731/
Sulluy731/
Juslus730/
Sholus730/
Shulos730/
Schulhaus7113/
Zulu67404,142/
Xulu6754,270/
Solu671,272/
Çulu67319/
Jullius67255/
Sauloup67239/
Soulouh67239/
Sauloss67157/
Shahulu6715/
Juilius6715/
Soullos6714/
Chullus678/
Joulius678/
Jaulius677/
Shillus675/
Soullou675/
Juliuss674/
Juliuse674/
Julluis674/
Shuiliu674/
Djulius674/
Soulhou672/
Juliuis671/
Zhulius671/
Schulup671/
Juliusd671/
Jjulius671/
Schuluz671/
Jaulusz671/
Juliaus671/
Seulouh671/
Soulleu671/
Souloup671/
Saulutė671/
Sulú671/
Shulgau671/
Jeulius671/
Juliuhs671/
Shuluha671/
Chulous671/
Sollous670/
Schullu670/

Sulus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulus in the Russian language
Сулусsulus-

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