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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Soldier.

How Common Is The Last Name Soldier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Soldier is the 555,669th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Soldier live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Soldier is also the 416,125th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 426 people.

Soldier is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 720,093. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 24 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 22 percent are found and Taraba, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

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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