Solakoğlu Surname

138,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Solakoğlu Surname User-submission:

From the Turkish, solak: 'left-handed' and -oğlu: 'son of'. The surname might have come from a division of the Ottoman Janissaries, the solaks, made up of left-handed archers.

Solakoğlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,2341:24,0642,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Solakoğlu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Turkish, solak: 'left-handed' and -oğlu: 'son of'. The surname might have come from a division of the Ottoman Janissaries, the solaks, made up of left-handed archers.

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Solakoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Solakoğlu occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Solakoğlu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Solakoğlu is the 138,286th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,252,023 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Solakoğlu reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 3,234 people, or 1 in 24,064. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 11 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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