Sulva Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Finland

Sulva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2131:3,601,246101,367
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Finland181:305,37222,464
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Šulva (14) are calculated separately.

Sulva (512) may also be a first name.

Sulva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulva (Hindi: सुलवा, Marathi: सुलवा, Oriya: ସୁଲଭ) is most common in India. It can also be found as: Šulva. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sulva is the 767,694th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Sulva are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sulva is also the 373,684th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 512 people.

Sulva is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 3,601,246. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 95 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Sulva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sulva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sulva surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sulva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sulva last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Sulva earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šulva9314/
Suilva916/
Sulvai914/
Sulvay913/
Sulvaz911/
Szulva911/
Soulva911/
Shulva911/
Saullva831/
Sulwa80565/
Zulva80443/
Julva80110/
Sulua8074/
Sulvi8029/
Sulba8018/
Sulve808/
Culva803/
Sulvy800/
Shulvais771/
Sulway73238/
Shulba73125/
Zulvha73122/
Soelva7385/
Suilua7351/
Sulver7336/
Sulbha7331/
Chulva7327/
Siulua7317/
Ssilva7313/
Suulwa7311/
Szulba7311/
Soulba7310/
Shilva739/
Solvai738/
Sulbai734/
Saulua731/
Sulwat731/
Sulvoy731/
Sulvey731/
Sulbah731/
Sulwua731/
Sülvaç731/
Shulwa731/
Soulve730/
Shulver67366/
Shaulwa6792/
Szilvay6790/
Soulvie6769/
Sutluea6726/
Schulba6721/
Sulimpa6715/
Schulve6714/
Saulwas6713/
Szolvai679/
Saulwah678/
Sulbach678/
Susluay674/
Soulvis674/
Suilver673/
Soulway671/
Sulvich671/
Sholvah671/
Shulbha671/
Shulbai671/
Dculvha671/
Julvapp671/
Shuluha671/
Džulvat671/
Shulbah671/
Solveau671/
Schilva670/
Sullver670/

Sulva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulva in the Oriya language
ସୁଲଭsulabha-
Sulva in the Marathi language
सुलवाsulava-
Sulva in the Hindi language
सुलवाsulava88.46
सूलवाsulava5.77
सुल्वाsulva5.77

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Footnotes

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