Solano Surname

1,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Solano Surname Definition:

Solano in Spanish means "an east wind."

Found in Santander. Name of several villages near Badajoz, Plasencia, Ciudad Real, Ávila, Burgos, and Canary Islands. Derived from latin "solanium" meaning a corridor, runner, or balcony, as found surrounding a place.

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Solano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico88,3371:1,405214
Colombia58,0851:822174
Costa Rica47,4181:10113
Peru25,4701:1,248190
United States20,6341:17,5662,225
Philippines17,7511:5,703478
Venezuela15,7091:1,923333
Dominican Republic13,1501:793147
Spain12,2611:3,813469
Ecuador11,5591:1,376246
Nicaragua8,8611:680142
Brazil5,3141:40,2851,638
Bolivia4,4531:2,384420
Guatemala4,1141:3,909573
El Salvador3,7051:1,712309
Argentina3,6141:11,8271,097
Guinea2,6111:4,532220
Honduras2,3471:3,756435
Cuba2,0161:5,716631
Panama1,8331:2,134316
Italy1,6241:37,6586,767
Chile1,4901:11,823964
France6831:97,25114,212
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Canada3731:98,78210,734
Paraguay2821:25,662937
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
Australia2291:117,88513,036
Uruguay1501:22,8782,650
England1111:501,96431,980
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Switzerland731:112,50611,658
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Taiwan531:442,3543,378
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Angola361:749,7002,649
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Puerto Rico321:110,9421,670
Belize251:14,2191,533
Aruba231:4,499638
United Arab Emirates211:436,29923,129
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Andorra191:4,413868
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
China81:170,915,1968,932
Finland81:687,08836,047
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

The alternate forms: Solaño (35) & Sólanó (1) are calculated separately.

Solano (5,347) may also be a first name.

Solano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Solano in Spanish means "an east wind."

Found in Santander. Name of several villages near Badajoz, Plasencia, Ciudad Real, Ávila, Burgos, and Canary Islands. Derived from latin "solanium" meaning a corridor, runner, or balcony, as found surrounding a place.

Name from Navarre that spread throughout the Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

In addition to the Spanish habitational surname Solano (derived from any place so named in Spain, itself derived from Latin solanum, meaning 'place exposed to the sun'), the surname Solano is also a Spanish, Portuguese and also possibly Italian patronymic surname, derived from the given name Solano. It was adopted in honor of the 17th-century Spanish missionary Francisco Solano, who went to South America.

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Solano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Solano (Arabic: صولانو, Russian: Солано) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Solaño or Sólanó. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Solano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,521st most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,484 people. The surname Solano occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Solano live; 35 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Hispano-North America. Solano is also the 92,178th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 5,347 people.

The last name Solano is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 88,337 people, or 1 in 1,405. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 17 percent reside, Veracruz, where 13 percent reside and Guerrero, where 11 percent reside. Besides Mexico Solano exists in 105 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 16 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 13 percent reside.

Solano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Solano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Solano surname increased 15,995 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Solano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Solano surname are 42.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Solano earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 24.82% less than the national average, earning €22,578 per year; in Peru they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,690 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.35% less than the national average, earning $20,807,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.67% less than the national average, earning $37,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,969 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solaño9435/
Sollano926,264/
Solanoy921,729/
Solanot92114/
Solanho9222/
Solanos9218/
Solango9217/
Solanno929/
Sholano929/
Solayno925/
Solaino924/
Solanop923/
Soilano923/
Siolano923/
Solanoa922/
Soslano922/
Xsolano921/
Solanod921/
Solanoj921/
Solyano921/
Solagno921/
Ssolano921/
Soolano921/
Soulano921/
Sólanó891/
Solyanoy86367/
Solangoy8688/
Sogliano8655/
Solianno865/
Sollaino862/
Sollanoy861/
Soleaneo861/
Solana8315,874/
Salano831,800/
Solono83107/
Souleanou801/
Solanas772,669/
Solongo771,884/
Solanga771,037/
Salango77989/
Solagna77502/
Salanoa77457/
Salanoi77341/
Solaina77323/
Solonos77268/
Salyano77114/
Soliana77103/
Soleana7756/
Sholana7754/
Salanou7739/
Sallano7724/
Solonou7720/
Solonoi7719/
Soulana7718/
Solonoy7717/
Solanha7714/
Solomno7712/
Salanoy7712/
Zollano777/
Sollana776/
Solyana775/
Solanna774/
Cholano773/
Solonot773/
Salasno772/
Siolana772/
Sologno772/
Solanap772/
Solonho772/
Salatno771/
Salagno771/
Solajna771/
Soleyno771/
Solosno771/
Shalano771/
Solanah771/
Sollaño771/
Solayna771/
Soliaño771/
Sialano771/
Soylana771/
Salanoh771/
Sohlana771/
Salamno771/
Salaino771/
Sagliano71145/
Sholongo7156/
Solongoo7146/
Sialiano7141/
Salangoy7128/
Sholiana7113/
Sasliano7110/
Solianna718/
Sahliano714/
Sollanga713/
Siolongo713/
Shalango712/
Zolianno712/
Solyanga712/
Soulaina712/
Salahnoi712/
Solognot711/
Seullano711/
Soulgana711/
Ssalango711/
Salangou711/
Salanhou711/
Saullano711/
Soylyana711/
Shotlana711/
Solianga711/
Saleanoi711/
Solonnoi710/
Salana671,539/
Salaño67977/
Zolana67517/
Solaña67473/
Solona67315/
Shoolongo67155/
Salono67102/
Soulagnat6726/
Sallangou675/
Soloña673/
Zoulianou671/
Souleynou671/
Sasellano671/
Shohlongo671/
Xolana671/
Zolono671/

Solano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Solano in the Russian language
Соланоsolano-
Solano in the Arabic language
صولانوswlanw-
سولانوswlanw-

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