Soley Surname

116,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Soley Surname Definition:

A late form of Somerled, which see. John Soirlie, chapman, mentioned in 1590 (Sc Ant.,VI, p. 166). Custom set to William Soirlie in the Quhynnis, 1598 (SBR., p. 91), and Archibald Soirlie was town officer in Stirling, 1606 (ibid., p. 117).

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Soley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0751:337,17130,413
Spain5451:85,7847,283
England4661:119,56712,128
Paraguay2831:25,572935
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Turkey1921:405,32024,536
Argentina1591:268,82721,629
Brazil1401:1,529,10250,957
Costa Rica1191:40,1691,012
Philippines1141:888,05580,963
Australia1001:269,95724,430
India911:8,429,290174,159
Niger791:242,9377,779
Jamaica501:57,3993,142
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Belarus351:271,45931,360
Panama341:115,0664,183
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland101:535,38220,332
France81:8,302,840321,660
Norfolk Island81:28749
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

The alternate forms: Sóley (9) are calculated separately.

Soley (1,736) may also be a first name.

Soley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A late form of Somerled, which see. John Soirlie, chapman, mentioned in 1590 (Sc Ant.,VI, p. 166). Custom set to William Soirlie in the Quhynnis, 1598 (SBR., p. 91), and Archibald Soirlie was town officer in Stirling, 1606 (ibid., p. 117). Patrick Sorley in Easter Lethendy, parish of Crieff, 1769 (Dunkeld). Sorill 1536.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English or Celtic + English) belonging to Soley (End), Warw., the Domesday Soulege = the (River) Sow-Lea [Old English leáh] (Hebrew) more usually Solly, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William de Solio, or de Soliis, and Richard 1180-95, Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Richard de Solies or Soliers (Ib.). Mabilia, William, Simon, Walter de Soliers or Solers, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Soley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻲ, Marathi: सोले, Russian: Солей) is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sóley. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,721st most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,845,883 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Soley are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 184,118th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 1,736 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,075 people, or 1 in 337,171. In The United States Soley is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Soley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 814 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Soley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Soley last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Soley are 7.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Soley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.41% more than the national average, earning R 471,504 per year; in United States they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $43,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $53,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sóley939/
Souley91234,961/
Solley912,178/
Soleye911,526/
Sooley91832/
Sholey91173/
Scoley9193/
Soleya9121/
Soleyi9119/
Soiley9116/
Soyley915/
Suoley913/
Soleyh911/
Sohley910/
Soeley910/
Sioley910/
Sole8935,008/
Soly895,838/
Scholey832,360/
Souleye831,669/
Sholeye831,138/
Sousley83479/
Sholley83382/
Soulley83110/
Scolley8394/
Souyley8358/
Souleyu8337/
Shotley8334/
Ssouley8323/
Souleey8318/
Souleyy8318/
Souleyt8313/
Souleyâ8312/
Shouley8310/
Szouley839/
Souleyi839/
Souleya837/
Souleyh837/
Soulehy835/
Scooley834/
Shooley833/
Suoleye832/
Sholeyu831/
Sholeya831/
Hsouley831/
Soleyah831/
Souleyè831/
Solleys831/
Soutley830/
Scohley830/
Saley80149,328/
Soler80143,514/
Soleh8075,551/
Soule8068,341/
Coley8029,603/
Soles807,997/
Solly807,900/
Soliy803,277/
Souly803,119/
Shole803,040/
Solie802,788/
Solle802,668/
Solea801,642/
Solay801,280/
Suley801,277/
Soile801,143/
Seley80861/
Solet80818/
Soole80552/
Solee80489/
Solhy80460/
Solya80425/
Soloy80405/
Sooly80372/
Soloe80330/
Solei80278/
Sholy80261/
Solae80249/
Siole80165/
Soløy80156/
Sohle80115/
Joley80108/
Soled80108/
Scole8099/
Solez8077/
Sohly8064/
Soele8051/
Solej8050/
Solje8046/
Solep8042/
Solge8041/
Soleu8034/
Sioly8030/
Soğle8024/
Séley8020/
Zoley8014/
Süley8011/
Solue8010/
Solyi8010/
Soyle809/
Soily809/
Sotle808/
Szoly806/
Suole804/
Solhe803/
Szole802/
Solyt802/
Sjole801/
Soluy801/
Solyo801/
Sgole801/
Solyz801/
Schooley776,217/
Scholley7731/
Schoeley7713/
Soulleys779/
Soyleyis775/
Souleyes772/
Sousleys772/
Shoosley771/
Soulleye771/
Souslley771/
Southley771/
Sssouley771/
Souleeyo771/
Schotley770/
Schouley770/
Cooley7349,562/
Colley7345,318/
Sholeh7339,914/
Jolley7319,827/
Seeley7319,459/
Sulley7316,458/
Soleha7316,051/
Salley739,997/
Soller735,632/
Soulie734,309/
Soulet733,377/
Shoily733,335/
Soules733,241/
Sollie732,442/
Sheley732,046/
Sholes731,530/
Sholly73995/
Sutley73867/
Soilay73633/
Sollet73515/
Saleye73481/
Shouly73424/
Seleya73397/
Soulei73382/
Choley73378/
Soliya73346/
Seleyi73331/
Zouley73313/
Solleh73304/
Soulay73304/
Soleja73292/
Soloye73259/
Soulez73248/
Suuley73248/
Soleah73240/
Sjolie73238/
Soleas73238/
Sholer73218/
Soully73215/
Schole73195/
Soilly73193/
Sauley73190/
Sotler73184/
Shhole73176/
Solloy73169/
Soloyd73164/
Sollee73163/
Soiles73160/
Soille73158/
Soelle73157/
Solaeh73154/
Shuley73147/
Sieley73143/
Sosler73136/
Solech73112/
Sholay73108/
Sahley73105/
Solayo73104/
Soyler73102/
Saleya73101/
Solles7394/
Shoile7392/
Soulle7388/
Shaley7383/
Solyst7381/
Solett7366/
Souloy7362/
Sole'e7358/
Soloya7356/
Szolle7356/
Shoele7353/
Souleu7348/
Sholle7347/
Solaiy7347/
Sasley7346/
Solaya7346/
Saleyi7344/
Solesh7343/
Josley7341/
Saleey7338/
Ssaley7337/
Soolep7337/
Seleyo7334/
Saaley7330/
Sholya7329/
Soehle7329/
Jouley7329/
Szaley7326/
Saleyt7326/
Seleye7325/
Sioles7324/
Hsoleh7324/
Souler7323/
Soleji7323/
Souleh7323/
Saleyu7323/
Solhøy7323/
Coyley7321/
Solieh7321/
Soulue7321/
Joleys7320/
Solych7320/
Solowe7320/
Souloe7320/
Sollay7318/
Soulje7318/
Sholea7318/
Soulea7318/
Shoule7316/
Scaley7314/
Solhei7313/
Soluya7313/
Sottle7311/
Solaje7310/
Solher7310/
Soulye7310/
Siuley7310/
Soilet7310/
Solleu7310/
Solhed7310/
Soloyo739/
Soulee739/
Satley738/
Soleis738/
Solaye738/
Suleye738/
Saleuy738/
Solyai738/
Sholei738/
Soileh738/
Seleyu738/
Suleya737/
Soeliy737/
Sohlee737/
Soileu736/
Jooley736/
Jasley736/
Sholet736/
Solead736/
Saleyy736/
Szeley736/
Scholy735/
Solyts735/
Suleyo735/
Zoleya735/
Solayi735/
Sehley734/
Sohles734/
Soiler734/
Soletz734/
Sohleh734/
Souliy734/
Ssoule734/
Shoole734/
Suleey734/
Solled734/
Soleat734/
Coleyi734/
Cohley733/
Gioley733/
Sollei733/
Sooler733/
Scolle733/
Shoely733/
Sooles733/
Soiloe733/
Susley733/
Soliue733/
Soyleu733/
Soliyi733/
Ssoler733/
Saleyh733/
Saleyâ733/
Sohloe733/
Soilyo733/
Solgay733/
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Sholiy732/
Solihe732/
Zolley732/
Djoley732/
Saeley732/
Saleiy732/
Solets732/
Soolee732/
Sholye732/
Suliey732/
Soulae732/
Soilie732/
Souyle732/
Souluy732/
Shoyle732/
Sohlie732/
Soledd732/
Soleih732/
Zsaley732/
Szolya732/
Sxaley732/
Solejo732/
Salhey732/
Saleys732/
Shuole732/
Solejh732/
Coleey731/
Saliey731/
Joleya731/
Zooley731/
Zoyley731/
Scolay731/
Scooly731/
Sioloy731/
Soelee731/
Sohyle731/
Solhie731/
Solooy731/
Soluje731/
Solyad731/
Solyas731/
Solysp731/
Sholej731/
Shjole731/
Seleey731/
Sulgey731/
Szolea731/
Soulya731/
Soyles731/
Szoler731/
Zoleye731/
Soleie731/
Suleyh731/
Soluyi731/
Sioler731/
Siolei731/
Joiley731/
Hsoler731/
Xsaley731/
Zsolya731/
Solahy731/
Soloue731/
Soliye731/
Sollle731/
Solays731/
Soleaz731/
Soleed731/
Soleia731/
Soleid731/
Soleiz731/
Solest731/
Soleus731/
Solhay731/
Sohule731/
Soilya731/
Soitle731/
Suleyi731/
Siolet731/
Siolle731/
Soylay731/
Sale'y731/
Saleyo731/
Saleyã731/
Suoyle731/
Suyley731/
Coleyo731/
Shohle731/
Shooly731/
Soliae731/
Soeleh731/
Siolhe731/
Sothle731/
Sotleu731/
Sotloy731/
Sollhe731/
Solhee731/
Solhys731/
Solaay731/
Sohlae731/
Sholyp731/
Sholys731/
Suoles731/
Sollye730/
Seuley730/
Scoule730/
Soleio730/
Shotle730/
Sholae730/
Solyat730/
Scoyle730/
Soolay730/
Scolee730/
Sousle730/
Juoley730/
Soless730/
Schoolley710/
Schottley710/
Soulleyet710/
Cole67449,543/
Sale67400,029/
Sule67335,895/
Sola6777,609/
Shelley6730,555/
Sele6712,414/
Soli6712,194/
Solehah676,805/
Zole676,661/
Saly676,141/
Süle674,431/
Sholeha673,912/
Scholle673,605/
Sheeley672,651/
Cholley671,889/
Jole671,360/
Solheid67913/
Solé67885/
Shatley67881/
Soulaye67798/
Shoilee67721/
Shalley67574/
Scalley67567/
Scollay67428/
Sholler67407/
Scholly67385/
Solà67340/
Solá67282/
Solajes67279/
Shouler67245/
Colleye67232/
Sotille67226/
Jolleys67196/
Sohliya67165/
Djouley67164/
Sholoye67151/
Soliyah67149/
Sattley67143/
Sohloue67132/
Sotelle67127/
Süly67123/
Sály67121/
Suly67118/
Souliya67112/
Salliey67107/
Soullez67105/
Schuley6795/
Solehas6795/
Soullie6795/
Soloied6793/
Soolepp6792/
Zoly6791/
Coolley6790/
Shutley6785/
Soullet6782/
Soileux6773/
Xole6762/
Sholaye6760/
Säly6759/
Sausley6756/
Schoele6755/
Žole6755/
Shaleye6752/
Zsollei6751/
Schöley6751/
Schaley6750/
Sholles6748/
Säle6747/
Shottle6745/
Szolgay6744/
Sollett6742/
Souleas6742/
Shoulet6737/
Šole6736/
Sholiyi6732/
Shulley6732/
Selieye6732/
Sholech6731/
Soeleha6727/
Sholehs6725/
Solehap6723/
Sholleh6723/
Solowes6722/
Scheley6722/
Sollaye6722/
Sottler6722/
Salleye6722/
Solleux6721/
Scholie6718/
Sholett6718/
Schooly6717/
Shoeleh6717/
Shollei6715/
Soulèye6715/
Soulhie6715/
Çole6715/
Shoolay6713/
Chouley6713/
Coilley6713/
Sholaya6712/
Zouleye6712/
Suttley6711/
Sholehp6711/
Souliyo6711/
Solleha6710/
Shollay6710/
Shouleh679/
Shoylee679/
Solouye679/
Sholiya678/
Hsholeh678/
Jootley678/
Shooler677/
Shauley677/
Soliyad677/
Saleyah677/
Solê677/
Şole677/
Chasley676/
Souller676/
Sholehh676/
Soloiyo676/
Sauleya676/
Shaleya676/
Solè676/
Suitley675/
Sohleha675/
Shotlea675/
Solaawe675/
Shosler675/
Sjollie675/
Zouleya675/
Salehiy674/
Schoole674/
Chooley674/
Soleiha674/
Sheleey674/
Schoely674/
Suleyat674/
Sèle674/
Siolayi674/
Selehyi674/
Sholeah673/
Soileou673/
Seeleye673/
Soulett673/
Shollet673/
Scholez673/
Djoleye673/
Sathley673/
Soiliye673/
Solahiy673/
Shohlei673/
Sjoelie673/
Chusley672/
Sheleya672/
Soletsz672/
Sollerh672/
Szeeley672/
Sxalley672/
Sosilly672/
Zsolhay672/
Joilley672/
Saulley672/
Sahleya672/
Solaies672/
Sholesh672/
Soulles672/
Sialeya672/
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Sohloye672/
Souyleh672/
Soulhed672/
Soulhet672/
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Shoutly672/
Solayad672/
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Solejos672/
Solooie672/
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Sholayi672/
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Salieya672/
Sallehy671/
Salehya671/
Sa'lley671/
Choleye671/
Sceeley671/
Sohlyia671/
Soileah671/
Solahay671/
Solauje671/
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Solheio671/
Solj671/
Sollayo671/
Sollayy671/
Shoehle671/
Shohler671/
Shohyle671/
Shollie671/
Shotles671/
Shaeley671/
Suilley671/
Szalley671/
Souslee671/
Soutlet671/
Sottles671/
Sottlle671/
Schoule671/
Shotler671/
Soutler671/
Shoolie671/
Soulloe671/
Souleah671/
Soliyee671/
Soulleh671/
Solayah671/
Soloyah671/
Soulahe671/
Solouhy671/
Sholeis671/
Shoulay671/
Joslley671/
Šoly671/
Zoulley671/
Solowie671/
Soliyas671/
Solleth671/
Solller671/
Sollyst671/
Soloaya671/
Solã671/
Solí671/
Sologie671/
Soleeja671/
Soleova671/
Soillet671/
Suleeyo671/
Suleyha671/
Sjolyst671/
Shoolly671/
Soulher671/
Soulleu671/
Souléye671/
Sousleh671/
Sseleya671/
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Salleyi671/
Salejiy671/
Saleyha671/
Saleyou671/
Schohle671/
Szojler671/
Sâle671/
Sòle671/
Söle671/
Sēle671/
Djoleyi671/
Sho'leh671/
Shoully671/
Soleiss671/
Salehys671/
Solly's671/
Shoulie671/
Seuleya671/
Shuolei671/
Soleeha671/
Sohlaeh671/
Soosler671/
Soolyoy671/
Shasley671/
Soselly671/
Sothler671/
Jhasley671/
Jhosley671/
Southly670/
Sautley670/
Shusley670/
Shoules670/
Sjohler670/
Scholee670/
Shoiler670/
Seeleey670/
Shooles670/
Solesch670/
Soohler670/
Shootle670/
Schotle670/
Scoolay670/
Scholge670/
Scholye670/
Seulley670/
Hjooley670/
Scholep670/
Seauley670/
Souless670/
Siehley670/

Soley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soley in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻲsly-
Soley in the Marathi language
सोलेsole40
सालेsale20
सोलेयsoleya20
सोलीsoli20
Soley in the Russian language
Солейsolej-

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