Sule

See also: sule and šule

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• Nigerian surname predominantly found in Kogi State.
• Borrowed from Hungarian Süle, a pet form of the personal name Szilveszter.
• Borrowed from Marathi सुळे (suḷe), a surname predominantly found in Maharashtra.

Proper noun

Sule (plural Sules)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sule is the 38640^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 572 individuals. Sule is most common among Black/African American (38.64%), White (34.27%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (19.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sule”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.