Family name سلطانوف (Sultanov 
, سلطانوف, Soltanoff 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The family name سلطانوف is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is a common surname, Uzbekistan, where it is quite a common surname, and Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. Very seldom, سلطانوف is the forename as well as the last name.