Solomon Surname
Approximately 1,167,527 people bear this surname
Solomon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Solomon.' The first o is very rare in early records. The spelling is almost invariably Saloman. A large proportion of the Solomons in the London Directory represents the modern Jewish invasion, as the personal names attached to them will sufficiently prove, not to mention the occupations; v.
Read More About This SurnameSolomon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 672,249 | 1:145 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 160,744 | 1:1,102 | 144 |
| Eritrea | 84,149 | 1:56 | 9 |
| United States | 63,413 | 1:5,716 | 662 |
| Ghana | 33,181 | 1:814 | 125 |
| Philippines | 24,109 | 1:4,199 | 331 |
| Tanzania | 14,768 | 1:3,585 | 495 |
| South Africa | 14,232 | 1:3,807 | 507 |
| Sudan | 11,480 | 1:3,267 | 456 |
| Romania | 10,551 | 1:1,903 | 244 |
| Malawi | 7,738 | 1:2,212 | 266 |
| Sierra Leone | 6,422 | 1:1,104 | 206 |
| Israel | 6,209 | 1:1,378 | 102 |
| Kenya | 5,585 | 1:8,269 | 1,083 |
| England | 5,391 | 1:10,335 | 1,526 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5,043 | 1:1,617 | 56 |
| South Sudan | 4,227 | 1:2,701 | 529 |
| India | 4,098 | 1:187,180 | 11,375 |
| Canada | 3,877 | 1:9,504 | 1,425 |
| Australia | 3,690 | 1:7,316 | 1,073 |
| Botswana | 2,476 | 1:883 | 30 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,266 | 1:9,183 | 1,334 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,811 | 1:753 | 99 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,791 | 1:8,620 | 1,033 |
| Jamaica | 1,322 | 1:2,171 | 348 |
| Moldova | 1,138 | 1:3,129 | 437 |
| New Zealand | 1,059 | 1:4,276 | 666 |
| Liberia | 1,003 | 1:4,395 | 543 |
| Guyana | 841 | 1:906 | 121 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Ukraine | 817 | 1:55,719 | 8,038 |
| Oman | 653 | 1:5,648 | 805 |
| Russia | 571 | 1:252,405 | 26,696 |
| Vanuatu | 511 | 1:515 | 105 |
| Malaysia | 462 | 1:63,840 | 4,751 |
| Cayman Islands | 408 | 1:157 | 20 |
| France | 388 | 1:171,193 | 26,633 |
| Spain | 385 | 1:121,434 | 9,434 |
| Fiji | 346 | 1:2,585 | 436 |
| Cameroon | 310 | 1:66,997 | 8,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 299 | 1:1,940 | 155 |
| Sweden | 284 | 1:34,672 | 2,815 |
| Uganda | 243 | 1:160,655 | 13,924 |
| Germany | 214 | 1:376,194 | 35,529 |
| Iran | 213 | 1:360,481 | 23,887 |
| Samoa | 203 | 1:955 | 301 |
| Micronesia | 199 | 1:534 | 133 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 182 | 1:545 | 91 |
| Saint Lucia | 175 | 1:1,022 | 198 |
| Greece | 165 | 1:67,150 | 11,245 |
| Thailand | 165 | 1:428,111 | 74,983 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Wales | 150 | 1:20,630 | 2,188 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 142 | 1:793 | 172 |
| Scotland | 141 | 1:37,970 | 3,633 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Bahamas | 133 | 1:2,945 | 378 |
| Honduras | 129 | 1:68,345 | 1,441 |
| Brazil | 127 | 1:1,685,625 | 55,239 |
| Italy | 121 | 1:505,427 | 50,992 |
| Slovakia | 115 | 1:46,404 | 8,856 |
| Netherlands | 103 | 1:163,953 | 24,033 |
| Afghanistan | 94 | 1:342,055 | 5,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 84 | 1:109,075 | 9,578 |
| Zambia | 81 | 1:195,678 | 12,934 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| China | 64 | 1:21,364,399 | 1,185 |
| Transnistria | 62 | 1:7,656 | 1,492 |
| Switzerland | 60 | 1:136,882 | 13,375 |
| Pakistan | 58 | 1:3,080,067 | 24,706 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 58 | 1:1,903 | 315 |
| Ireland | 56 | 1:84,088 | 4,852 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Barbados | 41 | 1:7,011 | 651 |
| Kazakhstan | 41 | 1:431,280 | 33,089 |
| Lesotho | 41 | 1:49,575 | 7,796 |
| Belarus | 39 | 1:243,617 | 29,148 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Belize | 35 | 1:10,156 | 1,308 |
| Ecuador | 35 | 1:454,453 | 10,445 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Nauru | 31 | 1:383 | 126 |
| British Virgin Islands | 30 | 1:1,053 | 167 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Bulgaria | 27 | 1:258,478 | 13,520 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Finland | 26 | 1:211,412 | 17,592 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Hong Kong | 24 | 1:305,645 | 3,095 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 22 | 1:4,933 | 609 |
| Hungary | 22 | 1:446,194 | 29,593 |
| Marshall Islands | 18 | 1:2,879 | 641 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Cook Islands | 16 | 1:1,136 | 264 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 1:3,899 | 389 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 | 1:4,600 | 509 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Saint Martin | 8 | 1:4,394 | 114 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Namibia | 7 | 1:344,200 | 10,409 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,898 | 1:12,843 | 1,938 |
| Wales | 98 | 1:16,004 | 951 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:98,506 | 4,956 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,863 | 1:10,327 | 1,348 |
The alternate forms: Şolomon (1) & Sólomon (1) are calculated separately.
Solomon (1,060,197) may also be a first name.
Solomon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Solomon.' The first o is very rare in early records. The spelling is almost invariably Saloman. A large proportion of the Solomons in the London Directory represents the modern Jewish invasion, as the personal names attached to them will sufficiently prove, not to mention the occupations; v. Salman for the old English representatives of a once popular fontal name.
John Solyman, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter Solyman, Wiltshire, ibid.
1705. Married — Mathew Wayne and Barbery Solman: St. Antholin (London).
Forebears Note: this description is reproduced from a 3rd party source, cited below. Some may find it offensive.
From the Hebrew personal name Shelomo. Dominus Salomone de Cupir, a cleric, was charter witness, 1245 (RPSA., p. 44,282, 293). Salomon Frebern is in record, c. 1270 (BNCH., XVI, p. 334), and a Salomon del Hoga is mentioned about the same time (Kelso, 36). Patrick Saulemane appears in 1491 (Fordell, p. 89). See Salmond.
(Hebrew) Peaceful, Peaceable [Vulgate Salomon, Greek Σαλωμών, Hebrew Sh'lómóh, from shálóm, peace] When Solomon was born, David was a man whose strength had been exhausted in warfare and who was keenly sensible of the blessings of peace both for a king and a kingdom. Hence it was altogether natural that at that period of time he should have given the name Solomon to a son on whom he placed high expectations . . . The name was certainly one which indicated well a prominent and distinctive feature of both the character and reign of Solomon.—Dict. Bible, ed. Hastings, iv. 560. See Salomon.
The old form Salomon persists in the Tyndale (1534), Cranmer [17th cent. Sulloway, c. 1300 Sulway: if the name is Celtic the connexion may be with the British tribe Selgovæ (Ptolemy’s Selgovoi), the base of which name is usually considered to be represented by Old Irish selg (Gaelic and Irish sealg), a hunt; but more likely the second element of ‘Solway’ is that seen in ‘Medway’ and ‘Wey,’ viz. the early form of Welsh gwy, water, in which case the first element might be represented by Welsh sul, ‘what extends round’: if the name were Teutonic it could easily represent the Old Norse cognate of Old English sol, mud, wet sand+O.N. vág-r, a bay, “the chief characteristic of the Solway being the sands exposed at low tide”; but a Celtic orig. is more probable] (English) for Salway = Dweller at the Hall-way [Old English sœl, hall + weg, way] Cp. Selway.
Both Saleway and Salweye occur as surnames in a Somersetshire Subsidy-Roll A.D. 1327
“Peaceful” in Hebrew.
(English) Descendant of Solomon (peaceful).
The personal name. As a surname it is principally confined to the Jews.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the name of the third king of Israel, Solomon.
Solomon was gifted from God, is very known for his wise.
- Davi Salomão Garcia LopesSolomon Demographics
Solomon Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Solomon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Solomon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Solomon (Bengali: সলোমন, Georgian: სოლომონ, Hindi: सोलोमन, Marathi: सोलोमन, Russian: Соломон) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Şolomon or Sólomon. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Solomon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Solomon is the 442nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,242 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Solomon reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Solomon is also the 823rd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 1,060,197 people.
The surname Solomon is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 672,249 people, or 1 in 145. Not including Ethiopia Solomon exists in 198 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Eritrea, where 7 percent are found.
Solomon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Solomon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Solomon last name grew 1,304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 280 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Solomon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Jewish (65%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Solomon last name are 40.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.32% registered with the party.
The amount Solomon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.76% less than the national average, earning €10,282 per year; in Norway they earn 23.37% less than the national average, earning 265,202 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning R 285,012 per year; in United States they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $45,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $54,318 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Solomon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon in the Georgian language | ||
| სოლომონ | solomon | - |
| Solomon in the Bengali language | ||
| সলোমন | salomana | - |
| Solomon in the Hindi language | ||
| सोलोमन | solomana | 39.13 |
| सोलोमोन | solomona | 36.96 |
| सौलोमन | saulomana | 6.52 |
| सॉलोमोन | solomona | 6.52 |
| सालोमन | salomana | 6.52 |
| सोलमन | solamana | 2.17 |
| सोलेमन | solemana | 2.17 |
| Solomon in the Marathi language | ||
| सोलोमन | solomana | 29.32 |
| सोलोमोन | solomona | 27.31 |
| सॉलोमन | solomana | 17.67 |
| सालोमन | salomana | 6.43 |
| सोलोमॉन | solomona | 3.61 |
| सॉलमन | solamana | 2.81 |
| सोलेमन | solemana | 2.41 |
| सोलमन | solamana | 2.01 |
| ओलोमोन | olomona | 0.8 |
| सलोमॉन | salomona | 0.8 |
| सोलामन | solamana | 0.8 |
| सलोमन | salomana | 0.8 |
| सोलोमान | solomana | 0.8 |
| सोलेमान | solemana | 0.8 |
| सॉलोमॉन | solomona | 0.4 |
| सोलोम | soloma | 0.4 |
| सोलमोन | solamona | 0.4 |
| सोलेामन | soleamana | 0.4 |
| सलाँमोन | salammona | 0.4 |
| सोलमून | solamuna | 0.4 |
| सुलोमन | sulomana | 0.4 |
| योलोमन | yolomana | 0.4 |
| सोलोमाँन | solomamna | 0.4 |
| Solomon in the Russian language | ||
| Соломон | solomon | - |
Search for Another Surname
Solomon Reference & Research
Solomon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Solomon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Solomon
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis