Suliman is used as a family name or surname in Sudan. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Suliman
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Sudan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Suliman

How popular is Suliman?

Suliman is common in Sudan.

Suliman is ranked 1751 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sulimans grew by 75.82417 per cent to 800 since 2000 and ranked 29502 after elevating 14995 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 44.88 42.42
Black 39.5 20.44
Others 7.25 29.01
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
5 4.84
Suliman is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sudan which signifies that it is originated from Sudan. Around 310127 people have been found who wears Suliman as their family name. Suliman is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
78,633 Czech Republic9
5,318 China8
48,950 Moldova6
4,921 Uganda5
101,066 Zimbabwe5
3,008 Ethiopia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
32,695 Nigeria3
18,114 Algeria3
1,151 Brunei2
5,817 Albania2
23,344 Austria2
6,103 Cyprus2
18,718 Thailand2
95,312 Argentina2
5,217 Zambia2
19,046 Ireland2
18,625 Japan2
31,767 Greece2
4,744 Macedonia2
54,135 Philippines2
20,186 Kenya2
58,885 Poland1
31,584 Peru1
10,958 Bangladesh1
1,572 Macau1
6,688 Malawi1
3,307 Malta1
5,916 Mozambique1
2,309 Monaco1
11,831 Tajikistan1
2,190 Barbados1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
19,810 Croatia1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
4,249 Cambodia1
24,421 Slovakia1
5,872 Namibia1
971 Seychelles1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
3,586 Honduras1
56,169 Mexico1
846 American Samoa1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Trinidad and Tobago48
4,813 Hong Kong47
37,591 Belgium37
9,620 Singapore30
22,809 New Zealand19
58,753 Belarus16
29,040 Denmark15
4,912 Guyana14
113,815 Kazakhstan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
28,258 Spain91
10,581 Sweden87
72,056 Italy78
31,155 Netherlands75
6,953 Scotland72
5,257 Wales68
19,965 Switzerland54
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Suliman:
2,547 Romania939
33,060 United States879
394 Kuwait819
1,401 Israel789
10,307 England618
19,380 Germany538
530 Qatar418
27,789 Indonesia382
18,911 Turkey314
39,161 Brazil286
2,771 Lebanon209
18,330 Canada197
925 Bahrain171
80,572 Russia155
41,385 Ukraine125
20,796 Australia121
144,715 India120
Countries with thousands of Suliman:
372 Yemen9,701
422 Iraq9,495
50 Libya7,760
949 South Africa6,995
498 Afghanistan6,327
190 Jordan4,131
2,235 Pakistan4,023
447 United Arab Emirates2,095
1,497 Malaysia1,948
1,517 Angola1,200
469 Oman1,083
Countries with ten thousands of Suliman:
110 Saudi Arabia22,048
120 Syria18,519
941 Egypt10,827
Countries with hundred thousands of Suliman:
18 Sudan195,876
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Suliman Namesakes

  • Zian Attia Suliman, Sayed Zayan's father
  • Doron Suliman, Screenwriter
  • Hisham Suliman, Actor
  • Hisham Suliman, Actor
  • Hisham Suliman, Actor
  • Hisham Suliman, Actor
  • Khalid Suliman, Basketball Player
  • Al-Haj Suliman Yari, Politician
  • Taha Suliman, Musical Artist
  • Al-Haj Suliman Yari, Politician

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