Worldwide, سولطان (Soltan 
, سولطان ) is a common primarily male, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename سولطان is characteristic of Tunisia, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine name, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco. More prevalently, سولطان is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Soltan | Azerbaijan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt |
| سولطان | Morocco |