Soldier Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Soldier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soldier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2461:720,09333,031
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Afghanistan631:510,3686,383
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Soldier (426) may also be a first name.

Soldier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soldier (Russian: Солдиер) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soldier? popularity and diffusion

Soldier is the 555,669th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. The surname Soldier occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Soldier are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 416,125th most frequently used first name globally, held by 426 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 720,093. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 24 percent live, Bayelsa, where 22 percent live and Taraba, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Soldier Last Name Statistics demography

Soldier earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $44,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souldier936/
Sholdier930/
Solder92200/
Shouldier880/
Sholder86298/
Soilder8613/
Soulder868/
Soldere861/
Solduer860/
Scolder860/
Shoulder80569/
Scholder80502/
Soyledir809/
Scoulder802/
Colldier801/
Saldiear801/
Sholdire801/
Sauldier800/
Shouldie800/
Colder77363/
Salder7786/
Soldre7728/
Zolder7720/
Saldie779/
Sulder779/
Saldir773/
Zoldir772/
Soldje771/
Jolder771/
Schoulder7518/
Szaldierz751/
Schouldie750/
Saldere71160/
Shelder7160/
Shulder7149/
Saldert7134/
Saulder7118/
Shaldie718/
Coulder717/
Szulder714/
Saldiej712/
Saldeer712/
Shaldir711/
Shalder711/
Coolder711/
Sjulder711/
Soldour711/
Suldher711/
Saldiez711/
Sauldie711/
Zoulder711/
Coltder710/
Scalder710/
Schulder67253/
Schalder674/
Saldijar671/
Shaldies670/
Shouldre670/
Sheelder670/

Soldier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soldier in the Russian language
Солдиерsoldier-

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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
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  • 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 Soldier
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