Solh Surname

113,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Solh Surname User-submission:

The surname Solh comes from the word solh, which means 'peace' and 'reconciliation between people'.

Solh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2,1931:2,570485
Yemen6981:37,8593,335
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Iran2341:328,13022,485
Iraq1571:223,0684,985
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Palestine261:174,9568,796
Jordan221:401,92912,166
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Solh (134) may also be a first name.

Solh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Solh comes from the word solh, which means 'peace' and 'reconciliation between people'.

- nidalsolh

Solh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Solh (Hindi: सोल्ह) is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Šolh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Solh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,780th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,792,754 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Solh live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 59 percent live in Levant. It is also the 800,975th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 134 people.

It is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 2,193 people, or 1 in 2,570. In Lebanon Solh is most prevalent in: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 97 percent live, Beirut Governorate, where 1 percent live and Beqaa Governorate, where 1 percent live. Outside of Lebanon it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 17 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.

Solh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Solh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Solh surname grew 1,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Solh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Solh last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Solh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.21% more than the national average, earning $67,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šolh921/
Sholh8913/
Solph894/
Solhe893/
Soelh892/
Soldh892/
Sol8676,766/
Siolhe801/
Sollhe801/
Shoulh801/
Salh7564,021/
Sole7535,008/
Sool7529,959/
Solt754,858/
Soll753,609/
Sohl753,121/
Soul752,762/
Shol751,218/
Soel75745/
Sold75631/
Soil75543/
Siol75389/
Sulh75253/
Szol75223/
Sjol7584/
Scol7549/
Xolh7527/
Solø7526/
Sotl7521/
Suol7514/
Soyl758/
Sgol754/
Zolh754/
Jsol753/
Sosl751/
Solë751/
Sojl751/
Ssol751/
Hsol751/
Colh750/
Jolh750/
Scholth733/
Solehed732/
Solhova731/
Shoglih731/
Soule6768,341/
Salhe6730,625/
Shole673,040/
Solle672,668/
Sogli672,305/
Sotil671,846/
Sholl671,808/
Schol671,800/
Shoel671,203/
Soile671,143/
Shoul67989/
Sotel67873/
Soole67552/
Soell67447/
Shold67333/
Jolhe67317/
Soehl67252/
Sallh67214/
Shoil67209/
Siole67165/
Shool67150/
Saalh67125/
Scoll67117/
Sulph67106/
Salhh6793/
Soldt6769/
Szoll6767/
Szold6756/
Sjoel6741/
Søhol6735/
Shalh6734/
Sohul6729/
Soğle6724/
Sosil6723/
Sholt6716/
Solåt6716/
Shohl6713/
Scool6713/
Saldh6713/
Sould6712/
Soihl6712/
Sgoll6712/
Siohl6711/
Soyle679/
Salph678/
Åshol678/
Zzolh678/
Sulhe677/
Sosel676/
Soold676/
Seulh676/
Sottl675/
Suole674/
Ssalh674/
Joolh674/
Xsoul674/
Sahlh673/
Shuol672/
Sohll672/
Socel672/
Salhs672/
Socil672/
Soull671/
Solll671/
Sjole671/
Sohyl671/
Soljs671/
Shulh671/
Shotl671/
Soyld671/
Salhl671/
Xolhh671/
Soldì671/
Souël671/
Soulehed671/
Ssosl671/
Saslh671/
Coolh671/
Satlh671/
Soitl671/
Soolt671/
Sjoll671/
Soujl671/
Zolhe671/
Zolhh671/
Sholp670/
Sulhs670/
Soild670/
Schoolhl670/

Solh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Solh in the Hindi language
सोल्हsol'ha66.67
सोलहsolaha33.33

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