Seoul Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Seoul Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 214 | 1:123,483 | 6,743 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Seoul (194) may also be a first name.
Seoul Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seoul Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seoul (Arabic: سول) is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seoul? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,032,007th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname Seoul occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Seoul reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 651,944th most frequent first name globally It is held by 194 people.
The surname Seoul is most widespread in Yemen, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 123,483. In Yemen Seoul is most frequent in: Abyan Governorate, where 95 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Yemen Seoul occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 8 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seoul Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul in the Arabic language | ||
| سول | swl | - |
| سيول | sywl | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seoul
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