Solarin Surname

141,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Solarin Surname User-submission:

The Solarin surname in Yoruba culture in Nigeria means 'witches among us'.

Solarin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8951:61,1894,542
England1471:379,03426,619
United States831:4,366,975231,516
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Solarin (89) may also be a first name.

Solarin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Solarin surname in Yoruba culture in Nigeria means 'witches among us'.

- midasmode

Solarin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Solarin (Russian: Соларин) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Solarin.

How Common Is The Last Name Solarin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Solarin is the 141,572nd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,315,712 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Solarin live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Solarin is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The surname Solarin is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,895 people, or 1 in 61,189. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 57 percent are found, Lagos, where 25 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Solarin is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Solarin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Solarin last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Solarin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.89% less than the national average, earning R 59,676 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Solarin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Solarin in the Russian language
Соларинsolarin-

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Footnotes

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