Solheim Surname

56,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Solheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Solheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7,2581:70851
United States1,3141:275,84425,801
Sweden1201:82,0566,066
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Denmark571:99,0309,368
England231:2,422,52489,093
France181:3,690,151224,666
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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

Solheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Solheim occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Sólheim. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Solheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,500th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 811,983 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Solheim live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 7,258 people, or 1 in 708. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 43 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 10 percent are found. Beside Norway it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Solheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Solheim are 8.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.07% registered with the party.

The amount Solheim earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning 337,156 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $58,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sólheim959/
Sollheim933/
Soleim92297/
Solhem9212/
Solihim86338/
Selheim86161/
Solhjem86100/
Solhiem8623/
Salheim8610/
Solehim866/
Souleim863/
Jolheim863/
Solhemm861/
Soleuim861/
Solem834,455/
Solim832,160/
Seelheim8015/
Saalheim8012/
Collheim8010/
Sholihim805/
Shelheim803/
Souleime801/
Sollehim801/
Shalheim800/
Seleim771,911/
Shelim771,554/
Solime77561/
Saleim77250/
Soilem77157/
Salhim77149/
Sholem77101/
Soleme7766/
Soleum7764/
Soilim7761/
Solaem7734/
Soulem7729/
Soïlem7723/
Sollim7720/
Sholim7716/
Soulim7716/
Sollem7715/
Soliem779/
Soliam777/
Solham777/
Soslim775/
Siolim775/
Soleem774/
Solemm774/
Solaim773/
Selhim773/
Selhem773/
Solism772/
Sohlem772/
Siolem771/
Soolim771/
Solesm771/
Soîlem771/
Salhem771/
Soelem771/
Colhem771/
Soliom770/
Soulaim71582/
Soyleme71152/
Scholem71125/
Solaiem71122/
Salihim7173/
Shellim7140/
Calheim7129/
Solesme7126/
Schallheim7119/
Soliyam7117/
Salehim7115/
Sholehm7114/
Soliyem7111/
Solajim718/
Sholaim718/
Sholiam717/
Sollime717/
Saelhim716/
Scollem715/
Soileme715/
Colehem715/
Colihim715/
Sheelim713/
Soulime712/
Souleym712/
Salehem712/
Schelim711/
Soilime711/
Shelaim711/
Souliem711/
Salheem711/
Saleyim711/
Selehim711/
Salihem711/
Soullim711/
Salem671,105,982/
Salim67961,041/
Selim67137,578/
Selem6712,048/
Solam672,583/
Colim67332/
Zolim67168/
Colem67143/
Jolem6753/
Solehamd6734/
Jolim6730/
Solimova6720/
Callheim6719/
Sallehim6719/
Shelliam677/
Solym673/
Shalihim673/
Shelliem672/
Saleehim672/
Solemová671/
Souleyme671/
Cohlhiem671/
Souleyam671/
Salaheem671/
Salhieem671/
Selaihem671/
Shelihim671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Solheim
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