How common is the surname Sultana?

3,471 people in the United States had the surname Sultana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,950 Americans. It ranked 9,373rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sultana?

Airin Sultana, Bangladeshi actress, followed by Alina Sultana.

Where is the surname Sultana most common?

Wikidata records people named Sultana in Bangladesh.

Is the surname Sultana getting more or less common?

More common. 1,569 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,471 in 2010, up 121%.

The surname Sultana

A surname, carried by 3,471 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sultana is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,471 people named Sultana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,950 Americans. That is up 121% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,569.

#9,373

rank among US surnames

3,471

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+121.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,761)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,365	Callison	3,474	88,873
#9,366	Wear	3,473	88,899
#9,368	Liss	3,472	88,924
#9,373	Recker	3,471	88,950
#9,375	Canaday	3,470	88,976
#9,378	Foxworth	3,469	89,001
#9,381	Frechette	3,468	89,027

Who is named Sultana

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Sultana identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
White (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Sultanas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Airin Sultana
Bangladeshi actress, born 1988
Alina Sultana
Badminton player, born 1984
Shabana
Bangladeshi actress, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sultana

Sultana has the Soundex code S435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S435.

Questions

How common is the surname Sultana?: 3,471 people in the United States had the surname Sultana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,950 Americans. It ranked 9,373rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sultana?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Sultana identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sultana?: Airin Sultana, Bangladeshi actress, followed by Alina Sultana.
Where is the surname Sultana most common?: Wikidata records people named Sultana in Bangladesh.
Is the surname Sultana getting more or less common?: More common. 1,569 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,471 in 2010, up 121%.