Solly Surname

63,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Solly Surname Definition:

A (double) diminutive of Solomon, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -y]

Solly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal2,2411:6,506297
Australia1,5401:17,5302,458
England1,0261:54,3066,608
United States7661:473,18440,205
Tanzania6871:77,0627,971
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
New Zealand2461:18,4083,224
Botswana1491:14,6772,860
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Indonesia1161:1,140,07981,531
France591:1,125,809120,603
Israel381:225,20121,188
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
India331:23,244,406321,547
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Norway301:171,41020,526
Austria281:304,12334,120
Niger281:685,42916,503
Wales261:119,0209,008
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5241:46,5185,765
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Solly (24,503) may also be a first name.

Solly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A (double) diminutive of Solomon, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -y]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Solly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Solly (Hindi: सोली, Marathi: सोली) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Solly? popularity and diffusion

Solly is the 63,402nd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 922,474 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Solly are found; 29 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Solly is also the 32,496th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 24,503 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is borne by 2,241 people, or 1 in 6,506. In Senegal Solly is most prevalent in: Sédhiou Region, where 78 percent live, Dakar Region, where 14 percent live and Ziguinchor Region, where 7 percent live. Other than Senegal this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Solly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Solly has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Solly surname increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Solly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Solly last name are 18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Solly earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning 285,267 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning R 257,412 per year; in United States they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $46,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $51,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solley912,178/
Sholly91995/
Soully91215/
Soilly91193/
Solloy91169/
Sollay9118/
Soly895,838/
Scholly83385/
Sholley83382/
Soulley83110/
Shollay8310/
Sosilly832/
Sollyst831/
Shoolly831/
Shoully831/
Solleys831/
Solly's831/
Soselly831/
Sally8013,245/
Solla807,364/
Sully806,509/
Solli804,547/
Soley803,948/
Soliy803,277/
Souly803,119/
Solle802,668/
Solay801,280/
Solhy80460/
Solya80425/
Soloy80405/
Sooly80372/
Sholy80261/
Soløy80156/
Sohly8064/
Sioly8030/
Solyi8010/
Soily809/
Sollé807/
Szoly806/
Solyt802/
Soluy801/
Solyo801/
Solyz801/
Scholley7731/
Soulleys779/
Schoelly776/
Schollay774/
Soullahy773/
Souslley771/
Schoolly770/
Souley73234,961/
Sulley7316,458/
Salley739,997/
Soller735,632/
Sallay733,751/
Shoily733,335/
Sollie732,442/
Sollai731,486/
Sollis731,359/
Sholla73931/
Soulla73912/
Sollid73891/
Sooley73832/
Soulli73780/
Soilay73633/
Sollet73515/
Shally73501/
Shouly73424/
Solleh73304/
Soulay73304/
Solloa73181/
Sholey73173/
Soloyd73164/
Sollee73163/
Soille73158/
Soelle73157/
Sholay73108/
Solles7394/
Soulle7388/
Solyst7381/
Shully7366/
Souloy7362/
Sallya7356/
Szolle7356/
Sullay7348/
Sholle7347/
Solaiy7347/
Solaya7346/
Sholli7339/
Sholya7329/
Sollia7329/
Siolla7327/
Solhøy7323/
Soolla7321/
Solych7320/
Sollhi7318/
Soiley7316/
Solleu7310/
Salluy739/
Ssally738/
Solyai738/
Soeliy737/
Scholy735/
Seully735/
Solyts735/
Soyley735/
Salloy734/
Souliy734/
Sollér734/
Solled734/
Sollei733/
Shoely733/
Soilla733/
Siolli733/
Suoley733/
Soilyo733/
Solgay733/
Sholiy732/
Solliz732/
Zolley732/
Salliy732/
Souluy732/
Szolya732/
Sollit731/
Siully731/
Sioloy731/
Soleyh731/
Sollih731/
Solooy731/
Solysp731/
Sgally731/
Soulya731/
Saully731/
Suilly731/
Sollio731/
Zsolya731/
Soolli731/
Solahy731/
Sollle731/
Solloi731/
Solays731/
Solhay731/
Soilya731/
Sujlly731/
Siolle731/
Sially731/
Soullé731/
Soylay731/
Soylla731/
Sallhy731/
Sulloy731/
Shooly731/
Sotloy731/
Sollaj731/
Sollhe731/
Solhys731/
Solaay731/
Sholyp731/
Sholys731/
Sulluy731/
Sohley730/
Soolay730/
Sioley730/
Schoolley710/
Sola6777,609/
Sole6735,008/
Soli6712,194/
Saly676,141/
Scholle673,605/
Scholey672,360/
Cholley671,889/
Solé67885/
Sollitt67626/
Sollich67582/
Shalley67574/
Sousley67479/
Sholler67407/
Solá67282/
Sotilli67259/
Sallaya67240/
Schally67228/
Sotille67226/
Sotelle67127/
Süly67123/
Sály67121/
Suly67118/
Salliey67107/
Schully67106/
Soullez67105/
Soullie6795/
Sollish6784/
Soullet6782/
Souyley6758/
Zsollei6751/
Sholles6748/
Szolgay6744/
Sollett6742/
Shotley6734/
Shulley6732/
Szallay6727/
Sholleh6723/
Ssouley6723/
Shoulla6721/
Sotelli6720/
Souleey6718/
Schooly6717/
Solliss6715/
Shollei6715/
Scholli6715/
Shollaj6714/
Shoolay6713/
Souleyt6713/
Sholaya6712/
Soillis6711/
Shouley6710/
Sallahy679/
Szouley679/
Souleyh677/
Solê677/
Souller676/
Solè676/
Shallya675/
Soulehy675/
Sjollie675/
Shallay674/
Schoely674/
Shooley673/
Shollet673/
Solahiy673/
Sollerh672/
Sxalley672/
Zsolhay672/
Saulley672/
Sahally672/
Soulles672/
Shoutly672/
Salleyh672/
Shalloy671/
Sallehy671/
Sa'lley671/
Solahay671/
Solj671/
Sollizz671/
Shollie671/
Suilley671/
Sullgoy671/
Szalley671/
Soullia671/
Sottlle671/
Soulleh671/
Solouhy671/
Shoulay671/
Hsouley671/
Šoly671/
Zoulley671/
Solleth671/
Solller671/
Soloaya671/
Solí671/
Soillet671/
Sjolyst671/
Soulleu671/
Soullii671/
Soullli671/
Soolyoy671/
Southly670/
Soutley670/
Shollis670/
Saulloy670/
Seulley670/

Solly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Solly in the Marathi language
सोलीsoli-
Solly in the Hindi language
सोलीsoli50
सोल्लीsolli50

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