Forename Süleyman

In all the world, Süleyman (سليمان , Süleyman , Сулейман , along with others...) is a widespread masculine first name. The first name Süleyman is habitual in Turkey, where it is a common male name, Sudan, and Syria, where it is a common principally boy's, but scarcely girly name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Turkey, Sudan, and Egypt. Likewise, Süleyman is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Süleyman is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Süleyman

name Süleyman, name Suleyman, name Сулейман, name Sulejman, name Soliman, name سليمان, name סולימאן, name Сюлейман, name Sulaiman

VARIANT	COUNTRY
سليمان	Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria
Süleyman	Germany, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Сулейман	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan
Сюлейман	Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria
סולימאן	Israel

First names said to be same

Soliman, Sulaiman, Sulejman, and Suleyman

First name Süleyman in the context

Süleyman is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ostap Bender , the fictional conman from Ilf and Petrov's novels, The Twelve Chairs; Süleyman Şah , the fictional character; Süleyman Çakır , the Legendary fictional character from Valley of the Wolves franchise and Süleyman Efendi .

Notable namesakes

	süleyman çelebi Ottoman prince, TR (b. 1377)
	süleyman çelebi Turkish poet, TR (b. 1351)
	süleyman mirzə AZ (b. 1554)
	süleyman reis Corsair, NL (b. 1599)
	süleyman sadeddin efendi Ottoman faqih and sufi, TR (b. 1719)
	süleyman hüsnü paşa Ottoman Turkish military commander, 1838–1892, TR (b. 1838)
	süleyman seyyid painter (1842-1913), TR (b. 1842)
	süleyman nutku Ottoman military officer and Turkish writer, TR (b. 1853)
	süleyman şefik paşa Ottoman army officer, TR (b. 1860)
	süleyman xan şəkinski AZ (b. 1803)
	süleyman sudi acarbay Turkish politician, TR (b. 1866)
	süleyman nazif Ottoman poet, TR (b. 1870)
	süleyman necmi selmen Turkish politician, TR (b. 1871)
	süleyman boşank Turkish politician, TR (b. 1872)
	süleyman sabri Turkish general, TR (b. 1873)