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All over the world, Sulaiman (Sulaiman , سليمان , Сулейман , and others...) is a widespread principally male, but scarcely female forename. The forename Sulaiman is characteristic of Sudan, where it is a common masculine name, Syria, and Libya, where it is a common principally male, but very infrequently female name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Sudan, and Egypt. Also, Sulaiman is the last name as well as the forename.
Sulaiman is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Sulaiman | India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia |
سليمان | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria |
Сулейман, Сулайман | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan |
สุไลมาน | Thailand |
סולימאן | Israel |
Sulaiman is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ostap Bender , the fictional conman from Ilf and Petrov's novels, The Twelve Chairs.