The Sultan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,363 people carried this name — #9,648 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,700 people counted. That is up 42% from 2,372 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 504 people named Sultan.
Most of them — 382 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
139 people named Sultan live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 82 people named Sultan live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 41 people named Sultan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
36 people named Sultan have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 124 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
703 people named Sultan are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Sultan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marwan Sultan d. 2025 · cardiologist
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Selçuk Sultan d. 1519
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Hacı İbrahim Sultan 1300–1400 · writer
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Hubyar Sultan 1300–1300
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Syed Sultan 1550–1648 · writer
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Şah Sultan 1590–1618
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sultan.
- Suhr 2,717 · U.S. census
- Suire 1,108 · U.S. census
- Suissa 180 · U.S. census
- Sulkowski 769 · U.S. census
- Sullivan 220,990 · U.S. census
- Sully 757 · U.S. census
- Sultana 3,471 · U.S. census
- Sulzer 839 · U.S. census
- Sum 1,482 · U.S. census
- Sun 24,058 · U.S. census
- Suppa 1,023 · U.S. census
- Supper 123 · U.S. census
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