In the world, Sultán (Sultan 
, Sultán 
) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The first name Sultán is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Turkey, where it is a common girly name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a common principally boy's, but very infrequently female name, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Turkey, Pakistan, and India. Also, Sultán is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sultan | Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey |
| Sultán | Sweden |
Sultán is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sultan , character in Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp; Sultan , the character from Disney's Beauty and the Beast; Sultan , the operatic character in the opera L'incontro improvviso by Joseph Haydn; sultan of Egypt; Sultan Soliman's astrologer , the operatic character in the opera Karl V by Ernst Krenek, Karl V. and Sultan Soliman , the operatic character in the opera Zaide by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among other works.