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

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

Forename Süleyman

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Süleyman

First names said to be same

First name Süleyman in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames