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

Soldier (Russian: Солдиер) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soldier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 555,669th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. This surname is mostly found 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 held first name worldwide It is held by 426 people.

The last name Soldier is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 720,093. In Nigeria Soldier is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 24 percent live, Bayelsa, where 22 percent live and Taraba, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Soldier 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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