Name
SULTAN

Name SULTAN

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 4,780 births of Sultan in the countries below, which represents an average of 34 births of children bearing the first name Sultan per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 540 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Sultan   
In Italiano Nome Sultan   


Information about the first name Sultan

The first name Sultan has been assigned to:
56.72% to boys
43.28% to girls
The country where the first name Sultan is the most common is:
DE Germany
This first name is on trend: Both (Unisex)
This first name has 6 letters including 2 vowels and 4 consonants

Sultan in Japanese *

Romajisurutan
Katakanaスルタン
Hiraganaするたん
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Sultan in Japanese
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Sultan in sign language

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Sultan in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Sultan

US English
Etymology src :
  • From French sultan, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان‎ (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān, “strength, authority, ruler”). (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן‎ (shiltón) and Hebrew סוּלְטָן‎ (sultán)). Doublet of soldan.
Anagrams src :
  • Naults, unlast
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌltən/
  • Hyphenation: sul‧tan
  • Rhymes: -ʌltən
Noun (Derived terms) src :
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Chinese: 蘇丹／苏丹 (sūdān)
FR French
Etymology src :
  • Inherited from Middle French sultan (“ruler of a Muslim state”), from Ottoman Turkish سلطان‎. See English sultan for more.
Noun src :
  • sultan m (plural sultans)
  • a sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title
  • a silk-ornamented basket
  • a perfume sachet to put in a linen coffer
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /syl.tɑ̃/
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Faroese: sultánur
  • → Portuguese: sultão
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • soudan
General
Alternative forms src :
Noun src :
Proper noun src :
ID Indonesian
Etymology src :
  • From Malay sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא‎ (šulṭānā, “strength, authority, ruler, prince”).
Noun src :
  • sultan (first-person possessive sultanku, second-person possessive sultanmu, third-person possessive sultannya)
  • sultan
  • Synonyms: baginda, raja
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈsʊltan]
  • Hyphenation: sul‧tan
Malay
Etymology src :
  • From Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא‎ (šulṭānā, “strength, authority, ruler, prince”).
Noun src :
  • sultan (Jawi spelling سلطان‎, plural sultan-sultan, informal 1st possessive sultanku, 2nd possessive sultanmu, 3rd possessive sultannya)
  • sultan (ruler)
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • kesultanan
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • Indonesian: sultan
  • → Min Nan: 史丹 (sú-tan)
  • → Tagalog: sultan
Middle French
Etymology src :
  • From Ottoman Turkish سلطان‎ (or an Old Anatolian Turkish ancestor) or directly from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān).
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • French: sultan→ Faroese: sultánur→ Portuguese: sultão
  • → English: sultan
Icelandic
Noun src :
  • sultan
  • definite nominative singular of sulta
SE Swedish
Anagrams src :
  • anslut, lustan, lutans, slutna
Noun src :
  • sultan c
  • sultan (ruler)
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Finnish: sulttaani
Turkish
Etymology src :
  • From Ottoman Turkish سلطان‎ (sultân), from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא‎ (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן‎ (shiltón)).
Noun src :
  • sultan (definite accusative sultanı, plural sultanlar)
  • A monarchic title for Sunni Muslim monarchs.
  • A noble title for monarch's mother, wives and children.
  • A honorific title for Bektashi saints.
  • A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /suɫˈtɑ(ː)n/
Proper noun src :
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سلطان‎ (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /sulˈtan/
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • sultană
  • sultănesc
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא‎ (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”).
Noun src :
  • sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)
  • sultan, a Muslim ruler title
  • a certain pastry
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʏl.tɑn/
  • Hyphenation: sul‧tan
Noun (Derived terms) src :
DK Danish
Etymology src :
  • From Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān).
Noun src :
  • sultan c (singular definite sultanen, plural indefinite sultaner)
  • sultan (ruler)
DE German
Noun src :
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈzʊlˌtaːn/, /ˈzʊl.tan/
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Estonian: sultan
  • → Walloon: zultan
NO Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun src :
  • sultan m (definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultanar, definite plural sultanane)
  • sultan (ruler)
Maltese
Noun src :
  • sultan m (plural slaten, feminine sultana, diminutive slajten or slajtan)
  • (dated, historical or figuratively) king, monarch, ruler
  • Synonym: re
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /sulˈtaːn/
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • The word is rare for the kings of modern internationally recognised states, but is otherwise still used in a broader or historical sense. Compare the same in saltna versus renju.
 

Popularity of the name Sultan

Number of SULTAN births per year

Popularity of the name Sultan
Popularity of the name Sultan

Total births of Sultan by country

Births with the first name Sultan
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
155
794
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
779
73
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
790
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
258
518
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
95
458
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
153
11
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
80
73
SESweden
1998 - 2022
112
10
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
26
76
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
47
37
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
73
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
49
12
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
41
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
35
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
6
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
5
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
4
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
3
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
2
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
0
2
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
2
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
1
0
Popularity of the name Sultan

Total births of Sultan by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Sultan
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
29
206
USUnited State of America
2022
104
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
61
0
ITItaly
2021
36
0
FRFrance
2022
27
3
SESweden
2022
20
0
BEBelgium
2022
18
0
ONOntario
2019
15
0
ABAlberta
2022
5
0
DKDenmark
2022
4
0
IEIreland
2022
4
0
ATAustria
2021
3
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
3
0
QCQuebec
2022
1
0
CLChili
2021
1
0

Comments on the name Sultan

Personalities with the first name Sultan

There are 17 personalities with the first name Sultan

Sultan Kösen src

Turkey
Farmer

Sultan Ben Abdelaziz Al Saoud src

Saudi arabia
Politician

Sultan Ben Salmane Al Saoud src

Saudi arabia
Astronaut Politician

Mirsäyet Soltanğäliev src

Soviet union Russian empire
Politician

Sultan El-Atrache src

Syria
Military personnel Politician

Sultan Bahu src


Writer Poet

Sultan Agung (Raden Mas Jatmika) src

Mataram sultanate
Politician

Sultan Ali Keshtmand src

Afghanistan
Politician

Sultan Rakhmanov src

Soviet union
Weightlifter

Sultan Hashim Ahmad Al-Tai src

Iraq
Military personnel Politician


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Sultan
Full list of personalities with the first name Sultan

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Sultan

There are 78 actors and actresses with the first name Sultan
Sultan Ulutas
Sultan Rahi
Sultan Mohammad
Sultan Meral
Sultan Khoosat
Sultan Beeharry
Sultan Bapov
Sultan Alam
Sultan Sariboga
Sultan Parvanta
Sultan Abushal
Sultan Khan
Sultan Malik
Sultan Of Filth
Sultan Ahmed
Sultan El-Gazzar
Sultan Ansari
Sultan Omar El-Amin
Sultan Ansari
Sultan Asedov
Sultan Saeed Ahmed
Sultan Bou Mghadas
Sultan Rangrez
Sultan H. Khane Ii
Sultan A. Warsi
Sultan Alfaraj
Sultan Al-Ali
Sultan Abdulla
Sultan Kiyani
Sultan Yilmaz

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Sultan
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Sultan

Rankings of first name SULTAN by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#320IT Italy2021
#371SE Sweden2022
#557BE Belgium2022
#613GB United Kingdom2021
#633DK Denmark2022
#647ON Ontario2019
#712IE Ireland2022
#743AB Alberta2022
#1047AT Austria2021
#1232DE Germany2022
#1248US United State of America2022
#1323FR France2022
#1753CH Switzerland2021
#4859CL Chili2021
#7134QC Quebec2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#289DE Germany2022
#6442FR France2022
Other boys' names around Sultan
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Other girls' names around Sultan
SULNYRIANSULOGNASULOJANASULOLASULOSANASULOSINISULPICESULPICIASULPLICIASULPLICIO SULTAN SULTANASULTANAHSULTANAKUSARSULTANATSULTANESULTANELASULTANGULSULTANISULTANIJASULTANIJE

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