Sohel Surname

5,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sohel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh99,8511:1,596158
India4,0091:191,33611,590
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
United Arab Emirates2321:39,4934,114
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England1011:551,66433,983
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Greece211:527,60966,013
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Sohel (268,137) may also be a first name.

Sohel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sohel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sohel (Bengali: সোহেল, Hindi: सोहेल, Marathi: सोहेल, Oriya: େସାେହଲ) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,389th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,227 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sohel are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sohel is also the 3,915th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 268,137 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 99,851 people, or 1 in 1,596. Other than Bangladesh this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Sohel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sohel has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 5,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sohel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sohel surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Sohel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.76% less than the national average, earning $33,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shohel9130,716/
Soheil913,220/
Soheyl9188/
Sohiel9112/
Sohell9110/
Sohelp910/
Soel89745/
Shoheil832/
Soaheel831/
Shohell831/
Sahel8017,875/
Sohil803,179/
Shoel801,203/
Soell80447/
Sehel80414/
Soehl80252/
Shael8065/
Soele8051/
Sheul8032/
Soelh802/
Soelt801/
Sgoel801/
Schoheld771/
Sohail73168,031/
Schoel73852/
Schael73617/
Scheul73432/
Shoell73280/
Soelle73157/
Søhoel7399/
Shohil7396/
Shahel7371/
Zhohel7362/
Shoele7353/
Soehle7329/
Shaeel7326/
Sahgel7320/
Scahel7317/
Shaele7310/
Shehel739/
Sheull735/
Sahiel734/
Sehell733/
Sehiel733/
Suihel733/
Sahell733/
Shoetl733/
Scoell732/
Souihl732/
Saahel732/
Sohayl732/
Saehel731/
Scohil731/
Shoeel731/
Sohaıl731/
Shehil731/
Seheul731/
Zohele731/
Siahel731/
Sohill731/
Soohil731/
Sheuel730/
Scooel730/
Cohell730/
Shoelp730/
Johhel730/
Schoechel710/
Joel67161,330/
Sael672,690/
Seul672,576/
Schoell67668/
Shohail67532/
Souilhe67125/
Zoel6785/
Schaell6720/
Schögel6719/
Schoeld6718/
Sohayle679/
Sohaill674/
Soahail674/
Sohaail673/
Shaelle673/
Sohailh673/
Shaeelh673/
Schaetl672/
Sohhail672/
Joechel672/
Ssohail672/
Sauheal671/
Shoehle671/
Shahiel671/
Sohaild671/
Shaeeil671/
Shooele671/
Sheheul671/
Söel671/
Sauheel671/
Saechel671/
Suohail671/
Hsohail671/
Scohill670/
Scahell670/
Scheuhl670/
Schoehl670/
Scheull670/

Sohel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sohel in the Hindi language
सोहेलsohela99.57
सुहेलsuhela0.22
सोहलsohala0.04
़सोहेलsohela0.04
शोहेलsohela0.04
सोहेबsoheba0.04
Sohel in the Oriya language
େସାେହଲesaehala98.18
Sohel in the Bengali language
সোহেলsohela93.67
সুহেলsuhela6.33
Sohel in the Marathi language
सोहेलsohela92.85
सोहलsohala0.81
सोहेळsohela0.81
साहेलsahela0.62
सोहीलsohila0.52
शोहेलsohela0.48
सुहेलsuhela0.48
शोएलso'ela0.14
सोहेबsoheba0.14
सोहेकsoheka0.1
शोहीलsohila0.1
सोदेलsodela0.05
साहेळsahela0.05
सोएलso'ela0.05
सोलेलsolela0.05
सोहेजsoheja0.05
हेलhela0.05
सोरेलsorela0.05
सोहेलेsohele0.05

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sohel
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