All around the world, Suleiman (سليمان 
, Suleiman 
, Сулейман 
, along with others...) is a widespread primarily boy's, but very infrequently female forename. The first name Suleiman is characteristic of Sudan, where it is a common male name, Syria, and Libya (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Sudan, and Egypt. Likewise, Suleiman is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| سليمان | Iran, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Egypt |
| Suleiman | Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Somalia |
| Сулейман | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Сюлейман | Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| סולימאן | Israel |
Suleiman is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ostap Bender , the fictional conman from Ilf and Petrov's novels, The Twelve Chairs.
| suleiman ibn ilghazi (b. 1100) |
|
|
| suleiman ii Sultan of Rum (b. 1200) |
|
|
| suleiman bin mudhafar (b. 1467) |
|
|
| suleiman bin abdullah al sheikh religious scholar in the Emirate of Diriyah (b. 1785) |
|
|
| suleiman aden galaydh (b. 1867) |
|
|
| suleiman tukan (b. 1890) |
|
|
|
suleiman nyambui athletics competitor, TZ (b. 1953) |
|
|
suleiman elias bogoro Nigerian animal scientist, NG (b. 1958) |
|
| suleiman abdul rahman Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1912) |
|
|
|
suleiman ahmad agbaria (b. 1957) |
|
|
suleiman hassan haddi Somali politician |
|
|
mohamud hassan suleiman Minister of Finance and Planning, SO |
|
|
suleiman mohamoud adan Somali politician, SO |
|
|
suleiman tayeb ahmed salem Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
|
| suleiman takuma Nigerian politician, NG (b. 1934) |
|