Sülau Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Sülau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
The alternate forms: Sulau (397) are calculated separately.
Sülau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sülau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sülau has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Sulau. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sülau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,605,694th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Sülau occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sülau live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Sülau is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 90 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside and Hesse, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 13 percent reside and Denmark, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulau | 93 | 397 | / |
| Süllau | 91 | 75 | / |
| Süla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Solau | 80 | 203 | / |
| Sülla | 80 | 144 | / |
| Sülha | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sülya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zülau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sülaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suleau | 73 | 107 | / |
| Suelau | 73 | 47 | / |
| Sullau | 73 | 23 | / |
| Sulaju | 73 | 12 | / |
| Shilau | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sutlau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Saulau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Soliau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sulahu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Solaju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sulaiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Suliau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sulaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sollau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sola | 67 | 77,609 | / |
| Sula | 67 | 30,871 | / |
| Sulu | 67 | 15,844 | / |
| Solu | 67 | 1,272 | / |
| Sülo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Sóla | 67 | 53 | / |
| Sülü | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sihlahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shulgau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scholau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sulayau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silahau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shilahu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sülau
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