Sulluɓawa dangin Fulani ne a Arewacin Najeriya, gidajen dake mulkin yanzu na Kano, Ringim da Katsina duk na dangin Sulluɓawa ne kuma ɗaya daga cikin Gidaje huɗu masu mulkin masarautar Zazzau.Ana kuma samun su a jihohin Kano, Jigawa, Katsina da Sokoto.An ce sun samo asali ne daga Futa Toro, a cikin ƙasar Senegal ta yanzu, kuma suna da alaƙa da Torodbe (Toronkawa), Sulluɓawa ya samo asali ne daga Sissilo mijin Cippowo ƙanwar Uthman Toroddo kakan Usman dan Fodio saboda haka ake ganin su. a matsayinsu na 'yan uwan Toronkawa,da farko suna cikin ƙungiyar Wangarawa, suna da mahimmancin Mandigo a cikin asalinsu kuma suna da dangantaka da Mandika, mandika' ya'yan Masarautar Mali ne, Sullubawa ya yi magana da Wakore kafin su tsunduma cikin ƙungiyar Fulani.rasa asalin yarensu da kuma amfani da yaren Fulatanci. Sun taka muhimmiyar rawa a Jihadin Fulani wanda Usman dan Fodio ya jagoranta, wanda ya kafa Khalifanci na Sakkwato.Sulluɓawa ya zama "wadanda ke cin gajiyar duk muƙaman mulki a duk in ban da ƙasar Hausa daya". A cikin karni na 19, Sullubawa ya mallaki yawancin masarautar Masarautar Kano.