Across the world, Souleymane (سليمان 
, Souleymane 
, Сулейман 
) is a widespread boy's first name. The first name Souleymane is habitual in Sudan, where it is a common masculine name, Syria, where it is a common predominantly boy's, but scarcely female name, and Libya (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Sudan, Egypt, and Syria. Likewise, Souleymane is the last name as well as the forename.
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| سليمان | Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Iran |
| Souleymane | Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal |
| Сулейман | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Russia |
| سوليمان | Morocco |
Souléymane, and Соулеымане
Souleymane is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ostap Bender , the fictional conman from Ilf and Petrov's novels, The Twelve Chairs.
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souleymane niang Senegalese mathematician, SN (b. 1929) |
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souleymane cissé Malian film director, ML (b. 1940) |
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souleymane sidibé Malian State Minister, ML (b. 1949) |
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souleymane sy savane Ivorian actor, CI (b. 1950) |
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souleymane faye Senegalese singer, SN (b. 1951) |
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souleymane mboup Senegalese physician, SN (b. 1951) |
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souleymane ndéné ndiaye Senegalese politician, SN (b. 1958) |
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bi sidi souleymane Central African militant (b. 1962) |
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| souleymane ly Nigerien teacher and politician, NE (b. 1919) |
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souleymane diawara Senegalese footballer, SN (b. 1978) |
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souleymane camara Senegalese footballer, SN (b. 1982) |
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souleymane diamoutene Malian footballer, ML (b. 1983) |
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souleymane diamanka FR (b. 1974) |
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| souleymane diallo French boxer, SN (b. 1937) |
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souleymane cissokho French amateur welterweight boxer, FR (b. 1991) |
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