Soltan Surname

13,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Moldova

Soltan Surname User-submission:

The Soltanian surname stems from the surname Soltan, which means 'ruler' in Arabic. It is a prevalent surname given to descendants of royal families. Different suffixes were added to this surname, such as -ian, -zadeh, -I, to differentiate where the descendants are from.

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Soltan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt25,6571:3,583485
Iran8,7831:8,7421,195
Saudi Arabia2,4251:12,7241,777
Moldova1,3451:2,648352
Belarus7641:12,4361,940
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Russia4541:317,45232,117
Ukraine4411:103,22614,768
United States3901:929,38269,672
Romania2341:85,80310,001
Turkey1401:555,86730,613
Philippines901:1,124,86991,280
Kazakhstan841:210,50619,350
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Transnistria771:6,1651,186
England681:819,38343,863
Croatia641:66,07212,005
France621:1,071,334116,831
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Canada591:624,50251,218
Australia581:465,44335,949
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Tunisia371:16,5032,651
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Libya361:173,444826
India311:24,744,045333,161
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Azerbaijan211:459,4829,100
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Soltan (8,728) may also be a first name.

Soltan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Soltanian surname stems from the surname Soltan, which means 'ruler' in Arabic. It is a prevalent surname given to descendants of royal families. Different suffixes were added to this surname, such as -ian, -zadeh, -I, to differentiate where the descendants are from.

- Alexander Benjamin Soltanian

Soltan means 'king' or 'emperor'.

- akahs

Soltan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soltan (Arabic: سولطان, Georgian: სოლტან, Oriya: େସାଲତାନ, Russian: Солтан) is most common in Egypt. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soltan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,206th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 171,904 people. The surname Soltan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Soltan are found; 62 percent are found in North Africa and 61 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Soltan is also the 67,085th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 8,728 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 25,657 people, or 1 in 3,583. Beside Egypt Soltan exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 21 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Soltan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Soltan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Soltan last name increased 1,219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soltan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Soltan surname are 4.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soltan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.46% less than the national average, earning R 63,060 per year; in United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soltane927,511/
Soultan925,972/
Soeltan92128/
Solthan9266/
Sooltan9247/
Soltain925/
Solttan925/
Suoltan925/
Solltan923/
Soltaan922/
Soltaun921/
Soltant921/
Soultane86362/
Soltanhk86224/
Scholtan8611/
Shooltan861/
Soulthan861/
Ssoultan861/
Soultant861/
Soulttan861/
Sultan831,169,392/
Saltan836,841/
Zoltan832,340/
Coltan83426/
Solton83202/
Joltan8382/
Sołtan8312/
Soltam831/
Soltanova809,212/
Soltanowa804/
Soltanová803/
Soulttane802/
Soultanne801/
Soulthane801/
Sultane7721,264/
Sultanh776,599/
Sulthan775,522/
Shultan77526/
Sultaan77400/
Sultang7787/
Soulton7785/
Sulltan7768/
Scolton7750/
Saultan7741/
Sholton7730/
Sulttan7726/
Shaltan7721/
Saltane7717/
Soelton7712/
Sultann7712/
Sultain7712/
Sultahn779/
Suultan776/
Coltain775/
Sheltan775/
Suiltan775/
Sultant774/
Soltoon774/
Saltant773/
Ssultan772/
Seultan772/
Sultanq772/
Sulhtan772/
Soltong772/
Suyltan772/
Sultamn772/
Salltan772/
Sultasn772/
Joltand772/
Sultanc772/
Zoltaan771/
Saltain771/
Coltean771/
Sujltan771/
Susltan771/
Sultand771/
Colthan771/
Zoldtan771/
Soltoun771/
Saltang771/
Sutltan771/
Joltant771/
Soltton771/
Jasltan771/
Saltand770/
Soultanova7560/
Sholtanova7511/
Solltanova751/
Scholton7170/
Sultahan7150/
Soelthon7144/
Sulthaan7123/
Shelttan7110/
Saltahan718/
Solthong716/
Shulthan715/
Soltahanova714/
Sultanzz714/
Sullthan713/
Sulthasn713/
Djoltane712/
Zoltanne712/
Sultthan711/
Saulthan711/
Shultaan711/
Shoulton711/
Shelthan711/
Shaltain711/
Sulltane711/
Sulthann711/
Sulthean711/
Sulttane711/
Zoltaine711/
Shaltane711/
Shaltang711/
Saultane711/
Djoultan711/
Cholltan711/
Coulthan710/
Scoulton710/
Schultan710/
Soultond710/
Sultanova67193,361/
Colton6713,643/
Sulton674,085/
Salton672,780/
Saltanova672,578/
Zoltán671,326/
Saltachin67269/
Zolton67223/
Soltonova67205/
Caltan67109/
Sultam67107/
Jolton6752/
Zaltan6747/
Sultanowa6745/
Zultan6717/
Saltam677/
Sultán676/
Jaltan675/
Sullthaan673/
Zoltanova673/
Sultanová672/
Çultan672/
Xultan672/
Saltanowa671/
Schoolton671/
Zoltàn671/
Soultoine671/
Soultoing671/
Saltachín671/
Schoelton670/
Schoulton670/
Schaltgan670/

Soltan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soltan in the Georgian language
სოლტანsoltan88.89
სოლთანsoltan11.11
Soltan in the Oriya language
େସାଲତାନesalatana68.42
େସାଲ୍ତାନ୍esaltan15.79
ସୁଲତାନାsulatana5.26
ସୁଲତାନsulatana5.26
େସାଲତାନାesalatana5.26
Soltan in the Russian language
Солтанsoltan-
Soltan in the Arabic language
سولطانswltan-

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