Soledad Surname

35,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Soledad Surname User-submission:

Soledad is a Spanish surname, which comes from la señora de la Soledad, meaning 'the woman of solitude', the Virgin Mary. It refers to her pain and solitude for losing her only son.

Soledad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,8681:14,7411,608
Mexico5,0641:24,5111,733
Venezuela1,0081:29,9641,829
Colombia5661:84,4063,336
United States4931:735,21157,637
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Peru761:418,21213,084
Spain581:806,07033,159
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Guam161:10,0081,526
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
England31:18,572,686338,250
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Solédad (1) are calculated separately.

Soledad (255,540) may also be a first name.

Soledad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Soledad is a Spanish surname, which comes from la señora de la Soledad, meaning 'the woman of solitude', the Virgin Mary. It refers to her pain and solitude for losing her only son.

- fregoso1

Soledad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soledad (Arabic: سوليداد, Russian: Соледад) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Solédad. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soledad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,797th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 494,373 people. The last name Soledad is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Soledad live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Soledad is also the 4,112th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 255,540 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,868 people, or 1 in 14,741. In The Philippines Soledad is most common in: National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 14 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 34 percent are found and Venezuela, where 7 percent are found.

Soledad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Soledad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Soledad surname expanded 24,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soledad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Soledad are 45.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soledad earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,593 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $24,618,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Soledad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soledad in the Russian language
Соледадsoledad-
Soledad in the Arabic language
سوليدادswlydad-

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