Sule

Various origins:

• Nigerian surname predominantly found in Northern Nigeria and among Hausa such as Maitama Sule, Sule Lamido, and Abdullahi Sule, and among Yoruba such as Olayinka Sule, Rofiat Sule, and Sule Ladipo, as well as other Nigerian states including 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.

Sule (plural Sules)

1. A surname.

• 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.

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